August 2, 2018 Nearly seventy-two years ago, Phyllis Snyder’s mother, Rose Lee Gunter, was misdiagnosed as having glaucoma and incorrectly treated by a “horse and buggy” doctor. Fortunately, technology has come a very long way since that time. Researchers at …
August 2, 2016 The Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Fund recently gave a $100,000 gift to the Retina Foundation of the Southwest for the Texas 1000 Project, an ambitious project with an overall goal to genotype 1,000 patients with inherited …
July 8, 2016 Achromatopsia is a rare inherited eye disease characterized by decreased vision (20/200), extreme light sensitivity, and the absence of color vision that affects less than 10,000 Americans. There is no current cure for achromatopsia. However, research on …
May 9, 2016 Krista Kelly, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow in the Crystal Charity Ball Pediatric Vision Laboratory, presented a study that was selected by the Annual Meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Program Committee as a …
February 26, 2016 Researchers at the Retina Foundation of the Southwest are developing a new and unique approach to treating amblyopia, “lazy eye,” that may likely be one of the most innovative approaches of our time. They are conducting a …
February 19, 2016 Ewa Niechwiej-Swedo, Ph.D. from the University of Waterloo in Canada was our speaker for the David R. Stager Sr., M.D. Lecture that was held on Thursday, February 18, 2016. The research of Dr. Niechwiej-Swedo seeks to explain …
February 2, 2016 myVisionTrack®, an iPhone and iPad application developed by researchers at the Retina Foundation of the Southwest to monitor vision for individuals with retinal disease, such as macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, has received its second FDA clearance …
November 16, 2015 Since we opened our doors in 1982, the Retina Foundation of the Southwest has been the epicenter of vision research for the southwest region. We have remained steadfast in our mission to advance treatments for vision loss …
(Dallas, TX – October 2015) Amanda knew there was something wrong when at the age of 18 months, Madelyn wasn’t walking yet. “She would step and just stand there. She didn’t know where she was going,” said Amanda. Her thoughts …
September 29, 2015 Wendy first noticed Gabriela’s eyes turning before she was one year old. Subsequently, she was diagnosed with strabismus, “crossed eyes,” and amblyopia, “lazy eye,” which resulted in a series of treatments. Her depth perception and spatial relations …
(Dallas, TX – August 2015) The Retina Foundation of the Southwest and Southern Methodist University Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering are bringing a new meaning to the term collaboration utilizing an innovation approach that is set apart from any …
First-in-human trial of a new gene therapy that seeks to restore sight for patients affected with retinitis pigmentosa (Dallas, Texas – August 25, 2015) The Retina Foundation of the Southwest announced today that it will be the initial site in …
(Dallas, TX- July 2015) – After the release of promising results from the StemCells, Inc. Phase I/II clinical trial on the safety and efficacy of their proprietary human neural stem cells for the treatment of dry age-related macular degeneration, the …
September 23, 2014 The Argus II Retinal Prosthesis system uses a tiny camera mounted on what looks like sunglasses, which sends a wireless signal to electrodes implanted on the retina. DALLAS — Relying on a guide to walk down a …
By Lauren Silverman • May 15, 2013 You can use your iPhone to play games, find restaurants, even friends. Now, some people in North Texas are using their iPhones to prevent blindness. There’s a tiny part of your retina – …
