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    By Rosanne Smyle
    In Blog
    Posted October 29, 2018

    IRD Milestones: Reasons to Be Excited

    1971 – Just those numbers in white on a black page appeared on the big screen. That’s how Brian Mansfield, PhD., began his presentation to families and patients living with […]

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    By Eissa Bass
    In Blog
    Posted October 9, 2018

    2018 LCA Family Conference Presentations

    On October 5-6, 2018, Sofia Sees Hope held its first Family Conference for LCA and IRD families and caregivers. Thank you to all who attended and thank you to our […]

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    By Rosanne Smyle
    In Blog
    Posted October 1, 2018

    LCA Family Conference: The Role of the Patient Voice

    Sofia Sees Hope is holding its first LCA Family Conference on Saturday in Groton, CT. This event is the culmination of our first five years of work and fulfills our mission to connect […]

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    By Rosanne Smyle
    In Blog
    Posted October 1, 2018

    LCA Family Conference: The Road To Treatment

    Sofia Sees Hope is holding its first LCA Family Conference on Saturday in Groton, CT. This event is the culmination of our first five years of work and fulfills our mission to connect […]

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    By Rosanne Smyle
    In Blog
    Posted September 30, 2018

    LCA Family Conference: IRD Milestones

    Sofia Sees Hope is holding its first LCA Family Conference on Saturday in Groton, CT. This event is the culmination of our first five years of work and fulfills our mission to connect […]

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    By Eissa Bass
    In Blog
    Posted September 28, 2018

    Dinner in the Dark 2018 Live Auction

    Dinner in the Dark‘s live auction is like no other! With charming master auctioneer Mike O’Farrell to guide you, our committee has gathered amazing experiences, travel, and more! Get [...]

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    By Rosanne Smyle
    In Blog
    Posted September 5, 2018

    ‘As A Doctor, You Will Never Forget’

    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 […]

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    By Rosanne Smyle
    In Blog
    Posted August 22, 2018

    In LCA: Naming Versus Numbering

    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 [...]

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    By Sofia Sees Hope
    In Blog
    Posted July 17, 2018

    Tell Us Your Story: ‘Do Not Limit Yourself’

    By Angélica Bretón Morán I am 22 years old and I have LCA. My name is Angélica Bretón Morán, I am from Mexico, I am 22 years old and I […]

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    By Rosanne Smyle
    In Blog
    Posted July 8, 2018

    An Amazing Year

    This is the seventh in a series following the progress of Creed Pettit, a 9-year-old Florida third-grader, who completed treatment in March with the breakthrough gene-therapy drug called [...]

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