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August 1, 2022

Retina Foundation Lands Rising Star in AMD Research for Stem Cell Breakthroughs

Generous contributions help spur the competitive recruitment and placement of innovative Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute scientist Srinivasa R. Sripathi, Ph.D. DALLAS – The Retina Foundation of the Southwest today announced the appointment of Srinivasa R. Sripathi, Ph.D., as Director of the Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Stem Cell Laboratory. The appointment comes on the heels […]

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June 28, 2022

Who Are The Brothers In Toyota’s Super Bowl 2022 Commercial? 

The Toyota ad 2022 Toyota Big Game Commercial: Brothers Extended Cut | Start Your Impossible – YouTube shows two young brothers navigating a variety of activities, including one teaching the other to ski, racing on bicycles, and watching a skiing event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. But their carefree existence comes […]

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January 20, 2022

Video Game Software Patented for Age-Related Macular Degeneration Research

Machine Learning Software for OCT Images Aids in Identify Progression and Treatment Options DALLAS, January 18, 2022 – BALANCED Media|Technology (BALANCED), in partnership with the Retina Foundation of the Southwest (RETINA) and Southern Methodist University (SMU), today announced a patent-pending medical imaging technology (U.S. Patent Application Serial No.16/538,662) that uses automated software and a video […]

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October 26, 2021

Honoring Dr. Albert Vaiser, Co-Founder of the Retina Foundation

By Deb Silverthorn, Texas Jewish Post Dr. Albert Vaiser has devoted more than six decades to the cure and care of eyesight maladies and disease. The founder of what is now known as Texas Retina Associates and co-founder of the Retina Foundation of the Southwest, Dr. Vaiser, now 87, was UT Southwestern Medical Center’s first […]

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Clinical Trials

September 20, 2021

Retina Foundation is Major Center for Next Phase of Gene Therapy for X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosa: SKYLINE

X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) is an inherited eye disease that causes gradual vision loss in boys and young men. The disease begins with night blindness and a progressive loss of peripheral vision. This disease eventually leads to central vision loss and results in a person becoming legally blind in their 40s. The Retina Foundation has […]

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Clinical Trials

August 26, 2021

Age-Related Macular Degeneration Happenings at the Foundation

At the Retina Foundation, our Laboratory Directors often partner with various pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to conduct clinical trials and research. In our Clinical Center of Innovation for Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), led by Karl Csaky, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Executive and Medical Officer of the Foundation, we currently have 15 studies for AMD and geographic […]

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Clinical Trials

June 29, 2021

Assessing Mobility Vision and Retinitis Pigmentosa

Scientists in the Rose-Silverthorne Retinal Degeneration Laboratory at the Retina Foundation recently began a new clinical trial utilizing a mobility course. The course is designed to assess mobility and functional vision in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), an inherited eye disease characterized by gradual vision loss of peripheral and night vision. This mobility course, created by […]

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Clinical Research

May 21, 2021

Investigating Reading Readiness in Preschool Children with Amblyopia (Lazy Eye)

Previously at the Retina Foundation, we have proven that children with lazy eye read 25% slower than their peers. This may put them at a disadvantage during timed standardized testing. Now, we are investigating WHY children with lazy eye are slow at reading. We are unsure whether the problem begins earlier in life when children […]

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May 19, 2021

A Fireside Chat with Dr. Anthony S. Fauci

DALLAS, TX (May 19, 2021) – On Thursday, June 3, 2021, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci will join the Retina Foundation of the Southwest, in partnership with the Dallas Regional Chamber, for Up Close and Personal with Dr. Anthony S. Fauci: A Fireside Chat to Discuss Science, Collaborations, and All Things COVID. Dr. Anthony Fauci, alongside […]

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