Predators and prey use their eyes very differently. Read about how this chameleon can, literally, watch his own back!
Eyes have evolved differently in different animals depending on how they use them. Nocturnal creatures are designed to see more at night. Predators and prey use their eyes very differently. After some recent rainfall, the land has come alive again. The trees are budding new leaves, grass turned green overnight […]
‘I never saw stars before’: Gene therapy brings back 8-year-old Canadian boy’s sight
GREAT NEWS for those living with hereditary vision loss! Canada’s first approved gene therapy treatment has arrived. Take a moment to read and watch how Sam’s life has changed. I hope so much that we start to see treatments for all of you! “This is the ophthalmology equivalent of walking […]
Check Out: The Evolution of an Eye by Jess Shillaw
The Evolution of an Eye Jess Shillaw March 9, 2020 Have you ever watched an action-packed scene unfold around you and you try your best to focus on a certain object moving? Or have you ever watched your house cat hunt and noticed that they don’t lose focus of what […]
Check out out this interesting article by Bruce Arnott: The Incredible Eyesight of Baboons
The Incredible Eyesight of Baboons Bruce ArnottApril 24, 201913 The chacma baboon is a very dynamic, adaptable and successful animal in the bushveld. They live in troops of all different ages and sizes; the troop is usually led by one or a small group of dominant males. The troop size […]
Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy Clinical Trial
If anyone reading this has Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy and is interested in a clinical trial please get in touch! Gensight Biologics is working on a phase III clinical trial named RESCUE that is actively seeking patients suffering from Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON) in the United States and Canada […]
VISION QUEST 2017 – SPEAKER SERIES
At the Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB) we are motivated by a singular goal: develop new treatments for blindness and vision loss. This goal fuels all of the research that we fund and everything that we do! Vision Quest is the FFB’s educational program that we share with patients and families […]
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