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Trinity team’s new gene therapy shows promise for treating eye conditions affecting millions across the globe. Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have developed a new gene therapy approach that shows promise for treating the dry form of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) – a progressive eye…

As previously mentioned, the Fighting Blindness Retina 2022 conference is taking place this year on November 3-5 at the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel Dublin City. On Friday, November 4, 2022, the Scientific Programme of Retina 2022 is taking place and we have been accepting abstracts to be considered for poster display and/or…

Fighting Blindness recently offered Career Development Awards to early-stage researchers and clinicians for training, networking, and collaborations to support their career development. Two of our Career Development Award recipients were previously awarded funding to attend ARVO (Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology) 2022 in May. Our third…

Fighting Blindness is delighted to announce the launch of our Retina 2022 Scientific Programme. After two years of successfully hosting the Retina conference virtually, we will be back to an in-person event once again. This year our conference will be running on November 3, 4 and 5 at the …

We are very excited to announce further details about our award-winning Retina conference. As previously mentioned, after two years of successfully hosting the conference virtually, we will be back to an in-person event once again. This year our conference will be running on November 3, 4 and…

We are delighted to announce that the Fighting Blindness funded Target 5000 team won the award for the “Best scientific paper in Ophthalmology for 2021” in the RAMI (Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland) awards. The selected paper was submitted by the lead author…

Imagining the Impossible: The 13th International Low Vision Conference by the International Society for Low Vision Research and Rehabilitation, hosted by VISPA. The Vision 2022 conference is running from July 5-8 at The Convention Centre Dublin. It also includes an online, digital day on July 8. Speakers…

A key priority for Fighting Blindness is to support the next generation of vision researchers. Fighting Blindness recently offered Career Development Awards to early-stage researchers and clinicians for training, networking, and collaborations to support their career development. Career Development Award funding was awarded to three early-stage researchers to…

Reporting to the Chairperson of the Board, the CEO will provide overall leadership to the organisation and will advance an agenda that is relevant to the organisation’s strategic vision while providing value to its members. They will manage the day to day operational activities and the 12 staff members, building…

Fighting Blindness is a unique organisation founded in 1983, its mission being to find treatments and cures for conditions causing severe sight loss, supporting individuals and families affected through our Insight Counselling Service and empowering the visually impaired community through advocacy and opportunity. Fighting Blindness brings together leading experts who…