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Published on October 1, 2025
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Foundation Fighting Blindness Awards More Than $9 Million in New Research Grants in 2025

October 1, 2025
COLUMBIA, Md.—The Foundation Fighting Blindness, a private funding source for retinal degenerative disease research, announced it has awarded more than $9 million in new research grants for fiscal year 2025, funding 16 projects across six strategic programs aimed at accelerating treatments for inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) and age related macular degeneration (AMD). “These projects are not onl

Taiwanese Study Using Population-based Polygenic Risk Score Effectively Predicted POAG

October 1, 2025
The most significant locus identified in the genome-wide association study was near the KYNU gene, which hasn’t been reported before in genetic POAG studies. KYNU encodes kynurenine, and the pathway this enzyme plays a key role in has been linked to mitochondrial dysfunction and a range of neurodegenerative conditions—including glaucoma—with reduced levels.  Photo: Michael Chaglasian, OD. Click im