The mission of the Foundation Fighting Blindness is to fund research that will lead to preventions, treatments, and cures for retinal degenerative diseases including: retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration, Usher syndrome and Stargardt disease. These diseases affect more than 10 million Americans and millions more throughout the world. These conditions often lead to severe vision loss or complete blindness.
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The mission of the Foundation Fighting Blindness is to fund research that will lead to preventions, treatments, and cures for retinal degenerative diseases including: retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration, Usher syndrome and Stargardt disease. These diseases affect more than 10 million Americans and millions more throughout the world. These conditions often lead to severe vision loss or complete blindness.
The Foundation Fighting Blindness was founded as the National Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation in 1971 by Bernard and Beverly Berman, and a team of 6 other dedicated leaders to find cures for retinal degenerations at a time when very little was known about retinal degeneration. Blind from retinitis pigmentosa, Gund is Chairman of the Foundation Fighting Blindness and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Gund Investment Corporation. He is former majority owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers (National Basketball Association) and former owner of the San Jose Sharks (National Hockey...
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