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April 17, 2020

Investigating the Impact of Lazy Eye on Reading Speed and Motor Skills in Children – Video Update

This video was created to share with our supporters the various ways we are investigating the impact of lazy eye on reading speed and motor skills in children. Should you have any questions, please call us at 214.363.3911 or email us at development@retinafoundation.org. We welcome your questions and feedback and look forward to sharing more innovative […]

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Patient Resource
April 9, 2020

Retina Foundation 20/20 Video Research Updates

The Retina Foundation is pleased to share 20/20 video updates as we continue to move forward with our cutting-edge research, reading, planning experiments, analyzing data, and drafting new grant proposals as we telecommute. Introduction Video by Dr. Karl Csaky, CEO – April 9, 2020 Clinical Research in Age-Related Macular Degeneration – April 10, 2020 Investigating […]

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News/ Press Release
December 13, 2019

Join Drew Brees and the Retina Foundation for the Third Annual Visionary Luncheon – March 4, 2020

Drew Brees, Super Bowl-winning quarterback for the New Orleans Saints and Texas native, will be the featured speaker for the 2020 Visionary Luncheon benefiting the Retina Foundation of the Southwest on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. As much pride as Brees takes in his on-field performance as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, he takes even […]

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Clinical Trials
October 1, 2019

Promising Results From Ongoing Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial for X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosa (XLRP)

The Retina Foundation of the Southwest is one of four U.S. centers conducting a Phase 1/2 dose escalation, gene replacement trial for x-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP). On September 26th, the clinical trial sponsor, Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC) announced the initial results. Investigators from all four research sites have begun seeing encouraging signs of benefit […]

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Laboratory Research
September 26, 2019

The Effectiveness of Therapeutic Drugs for AMD in the Laboratory

Ruvanthi Kularatne, Ph.D., is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Retina Foundation of the Southwest, working under the direction of Karl Csaky, M.D., Ph.D., Managing & Medical Director. Dr. Kularatne has spent the past year evaluating the effectiveness of therapeutic drugs, and their impact on treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Currently, our researchers are working […]

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News/ Press Release
August 15, 2019

Introducing the Vision and Neurodevelopment Laboratory

We are pleased to announce Krista Kelly, Ph.D. as Director of the Vision and Neurodevelopment Laboratory! Dr. Krista Kelly received her Ph.D. from York University in 2014 before joining the Retina Foundation of the Southwest as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Crystal Charity Ball Pediatric Vision Laboratory. She is now transitioning into a new role […]

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Clinical Trials
July 23, 2019

Gene Therapy Trial for Choroideremia

In a clinical research study headed by Dr. David Birch, scientists in the Rose-Silverthorne Retinal Degenerations Lab are testing the efficacy of gene therapy in patients with choroideremia. This late stage trial is based on early Phase 1 studies where over 90% of treated patients maintained or improved their vision over a one-year follow-up period. […]

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