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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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News/ Press Release
July 19, 2019

FFB Pledges $300,000 to Support Dr. Yi-Zhong Wang’s Artificial Intelligence/ Deep Machine Learning Project

Yi-Zhong Wang, Ph.D., Scientific Director, Macular Function Laboratory, is working to achieve automatic and accurate identification of defects in the structure of patients’ retinas by applying deep machine learning method. Over the past year, using a cutting-edge computer system, Dr. Wang has been training a deep convolutional neural network model to learn how to detect […]

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Patient Story
May 24, 2019

What Does “Blindness” Really Mean?

Jenny Schisler has retinitis pigmentosa. Jenny wants to spread awareness of what having a visual impairment really means to her and others affected by retinal degenerative diseases. By Jenny Schisler There was recently a viral image of a visually impaired woman using a cane and looking at her phone. In ignorance, the typical person would […]

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Laboratory Research
May 16, 2019

Discovering New Therapies for AMD

The Molecular Ophthalmology Laboratory, under the direction of Dr. Karl Csaky, Managing & Medical Director at the Retina Foundation of the Southwest, is studying live cell cultures to investigate new potential drug treatments for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Live cultures offer a quick and scalable solution for testing new drugs and therapies for AMD. Here, […]

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News/ Press Release
April 8, 2019

Retina Foundation Completes $3.7M Capital Campaign

The Retina Foundation of the Southwest acquired and renovated a new clinical research center in Dallas, Texas thanks to tremendous help from the Board of Directors and generous support from foundations, companies, and individuals. Join us at the Open House after work Tuesday, April 23rd to celebrate the completion of the building campaign!

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