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Australia Approves Second Treatment for Geographic Atrophy

Astellas' IZERVAY® (avacincaptad pegol) has been approved for use in Australia by the TGA Astellas...

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The Economic and Psychosocial Impact of Caring for Families Affected by Visual Impairment (EPIC-Vision) Study

Visual impairment resulting from inherited retinal dystrophy (IRD) has...

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World Research Summary by Dr Catherine Civil

Hot Off The Press There are just a couple of articles for you this month, but I hope you find...

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World Retina Day 2025

Every year, World Retina Day shines a spotlight on the millions of people living with inherited retinal diseases and other retinal dystrophies. These conditions affect not only vision, but...

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World Research Summary by Dr Catherine Civil

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Have your say – First GA treatment being considered for PBS subsidy

Do you have geographic atrophy?  If you or someone close...

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World Research Summary by Dr Catherine Civil

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EMA Survey – Input from People Living with Retinitis Pigmentosa

Invitation to participate  Through Retina Australia's membership with Retina International,...

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World Research Summary by Dr Catherine Civil

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Research Grant Impact Highlight: Associate Professor Raymond Wong

Associate Professor Raymond Wong, from the Centre for Eye...

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Research Updates on Inherited Retinal Diseases: ARVO 2025 Summary

For those living with inherited retinal diseases (IRDs), and...

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New Research: The burden of X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) on patient experience and patient-reported outcomes

X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) is considered one of the...

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New Research: The Impacts of Caregiving for Patients with X-Linked RP

X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) is considered one of the...

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New Research: Dismantling barriers to research and clinical care for individuals with a vision impairment

People with vision impairment face limited access to research...

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X-linked retinitis pigmentosa RPGR gene therapy study update

The LUMEOS study was sponsored by Janssen Research & Development, LLC (a division of...

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World Research Summary by Dr Catherine Civil

Hot Off The Press Check out below to see what new inherited retinal disease (IRD) therapies are in the pipeline!   Base...

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Podcast: Mental Health and Rare Eye Diseases

Perspectives Podcast by Retina International Guest speaker: Matt Bolz-Johnson, a mental health lead at EURORDIS-Rare Diseases Europe Retina International's Perspectives Podcasts...

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New Research: Navigating a hidden disability – Lived experiences and challenges of adults with early stage inherited retinal diseases

Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) are genetic conditions that typically...

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Perspectives of stem cell therapies for retinal conditions

Retina Australia has partnered with researchers at the University of New South Wales to...

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AAV-Based Gene Therapy for Retinal Diseases: A 2025 update

Retina Australia 2025 grant awardee, Dr Jiang-Hui (Sloan) Wang, PhD (Research Fellow), from the...

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