Bringing therapies into clinical trials for those losing vision due to Usher Syndrome and retinitis pigmentosa. #giveitup4sight @puddleofstew
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Usher2020 Foundation retweeted
Welcome to Odylia. We are doing things differently. We are taking a nonprofit approach to drug development for rare diseases. Interested in learning more? Visit us at odylia.org and your social media platform of choice
#raredisease #nonprofitbiotech #innovate
If you are 18+, male, and Deaf, Hard of Hearing or DeafBlind, check out this video; casting for an incredible movie and not acting experience required: Flash Before the Bang Casting Call 2023 youtu.be/VjdrZ8OmQu4 via @YouTube
A federal judge was refused a Lyft ride with his guide dog. He’s not alone. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…
This is good news for late stage RP patients: Nanoscope's phase 2 win for gene therapy shows potential of light-sensitive approach to eye disease fiercebiotech.com/biotech/na…
How do you put a value on someone’s ability to see? Would you be willing to pay $300,000 to keep your child from going blind? A million dollars? $3 million? ICER chief's agenda: Gene therapy differentiation, post-IRA model updates and more fiercepharma.com/pharma/icer…
Just because it’s the end of January doesn’t mean it’s too late to set some goals for the year. It’s never too late to change for the better. #GiveItUp4Sight #NeverLoseSight instagram.com/p/CoDYPS1uH9r/…
There are so many people, behind the scenes, working hard to help those with Usher syndrome and other rare retinal diseases find treatments. We don’t always get a chance to say ‘thank you’. But when we do, we mean it!
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This is exciting! Preserving central vision is crucial for those going blind due to Retinitis Pigmentosa: FDA clears SparingVision’s investigational new drug application to treat ocular diseases labiotech.eu/trends-news/fda… via @Labiotech_eu
Usher2020 Foundation retweeted
Ya gotta do what ya gotta do! Now it's your turn - what do YOU do? #ShareYourVision
Usher2020 Foundation retweeted
Starting in 2023, a new clinical trial called NAC Attack will be launched to test an oral medication, N-acetylcysteine (NAC), as a potential therapy for retinitis pigmentosa (RP) patients. Learn more bit.ly/3SygP4o
#NacAttack #RetinitisPigmentosa #RP #ClinicalTrial
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Interesting.
Recent meta-analysis of mouse studies for wet #AMD:
Most research uses young male mice, despite the fact that AMD is an aging disease that affects slightly more women than men…
@BjJessing @AarhusUni_int
@ARVOiovs paper: bit.ly/3eZfN2p
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Just never sure how to feel about this: A $3M gene therapy: Bluebird bio breaks its own pricing record with FDA approval of Skysona fiercepharma.com/pharma/3m-g…
Usher2020 Foundation retweeted
What is the USH Trust? A free, confidential, and secure place for everyone with #UsherSyndrome to connect and stay informed. Sign up here: usher-registry.org/
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Usher2020 Foundation retweeted
Today is #UsherSyndromeAwarenessDay. We are grateful for our #USHFam which allows us to feel connected across the globe in raising awareness of Usher and shining light every day of the year.
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Usher2020 Foundation retweeted
On Capitol Hill this week raising awareness of Usher syndrome. Glad I was welcome! #UsherSyndromeAwareness #USHOnCapitolHill #TakeBackTheLight #USHDay2022
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Went to Capitol Hill this week to raise awareness of Usher syndrome and change the way rare eye disease treatments are brought to patients. Thanks @UsherCoalition and those who traveled near and far to make some noise for those with Usher syndrome #USHDay2022 #TakeBackTheLight
Usher2020 Foundation retweeted
It's estimated that less than 10% of blind people use a mobility aid to navigate and/or identify themselves as blind/VI (cane or guide dog) so to my blind followers, what do you use? Remember sighted folks, you could be interacting with blind people daily and just not know it!
36%Cane
20%Guide Dog
43%NOTHING!
212 votes • Final resultsHow a doctor helped a young patient with fatal disorder defy odds today.com/video/how-a-doctor… via @TodayShow
A great story…and a great human being: How a doctor helped a young patient with fatal disorder defy odds today.com/video/how-a-doctor… via @TodayShow
Usher Syndrome Awareness Day is September 17. Usher syndrome is a rare disease and leading genetic cause of deaf-blindness. Those with Usher begin by losing vision in dim light first followed by loss of peripheral vision leading to tunnel vision. #TakeBackTheLight #USHDay2022
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