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Photoreceptor transplants restore vision in mice
Key achievements
The world's first eye gene therapy trial - JWB Bainbridge et al. N Engl J Med. 2008
Cell therapy repairs the retina - Pearson RA et al Nature 2012
The first proof-of-concept in eye gene therapy - RR Ali et al. Nat. Genet. 2000
Our latest blog posts
It’s OK to ask about clinical research – an NIHR campaign
‘Defining future eye research’ – a chance for you to help tackle slight loss
Donate here
We are currently conducting two ground-breaking clinical trials:
- The world's first gene therapy trial in the eye, testing the safety and efficacy of delivering the RPE65 gene to patients with Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA).
- Europe's first trial testing the safety of transplanting stem cell-derived retinal cells into the eyes of patients with Stargardt disease.
We also have a wide-ranging research programme dedicated to developing novel gene and cell therapies for many forms of sight loss, including:
- inherited sight loss
- age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
- diabetic eye disease
- uveitis and
- corneal disease
If you would like to contribute to our research programme, please visit our JustGiving page
Should you wish to discuss your donation, or set up regular monthly payments to support our work, please email eye.info@ucl.ac.uk or call 0207 608 7982 for advice
Who has funded our work
We are grateful to the following funding bodies, charities and companies for their generous support:
The Gene Team appeal, by RP Fighting Blindness (formerly British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society (BRPS))
http://thegeneteam.org.uk/
Foundation
Fighting Blindness (USA)
www.blindness.org
TFC Frost Charitable Trust
http://www.justgiving.com/frostfoundation
European Union
http://cordis.europa.eu/home_en.html
Fighting Blindness Ireland
http://www.fightingblindness.ie/
Medical Research Council (MRC)
www.mrc.ac.uk
The Wellcome Trust
www.wellcome.ac.uk
Clingene
www.clinigene.eu/
RP Fighting Blindness (formerly British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society (BRPS))
http://www.rpfightingblindness.org.uk/
Fight for Sight
www.fightforsight.org.uk
The Royal Society
www.royalsoc.ac.uk
National Institute for Health Research
www.nihr.ac.uk/Pages/default.aspx
The Newman Foundation
Special Trustees of Moorfields
http://www.charityperformance.com/charity-details.php?id=12843
Moorfields Eye Charity
http://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/Getinvolved/MoorfieldsEyeCharity
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/home/home.aspx
We have also received funding from these organisations in the past.
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