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We’re in the process of relaunching the Hope in Focus website, and we need the help of a professional writer/editor to support this project. Some sections of the web copy […]

Nothing is more hopeful or gratifying for the retinal disease community than an emerging or FDA-approved therapy that provides vision to people with advanced retinal disease. Such is the case [...]

Caitlin and Greg Smith eagerly looked forward to the birth of their fourth child, who would complete their busy family of two girls and a boy. Caitlin’s pregnancy was unremarkable, […]

This year’s Dinner in the Dark at Foxwoods was a tremendous success, raising over $225,000 and welcoming 330 attendees. Because of the immense support of everyone who joined us for […]

We are pleased to announce that the 2025 LCA Family Conference will be hosted at the Embassy Suites in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from Friday, June 20 to Saturday, June 21, 2025. […]

A $100,000 donation from Sofia Sees Hope will support research into restoring vision for patients diagnosed with Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA). The grant will also provide access to genetic [...]

Mikayla Larson, a 30-year-old mother living with a rare inherited retinal disease (IRD) called Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) wants to reassure children living with the same disease that [...]

Successful clinical drug trials are a cornerstone of U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval, such as with LUXTURNA™, a ground-breaking genetic therapy that helps restore vision in Leber [...]

Transforming laboratory research into real-life therapy for patients is a rare occurrence. But when it does happen, it’s big. Huge, in fact. Ask Dr. Audina M. Berrocal, the pediatric retinal […]

Gene mutations in the rare inherited retinal disease of Leber congenital amaurosis commonly are referred to by their gene name, such as GUCY2D, RPE65 and CEP290. But sometimes, as LCA patients [...]