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    Celebrating Community and Impact — Dinner in the Dark 2025

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    By Eve Orcutt
    In Blog
    Posted November 7, 2025

    Celebrating Community and Impact — Dinner in the Dark 2025

    This year marked our 10th Dinner in the Dark, held on November 1 at Foxwoods Resort Casino — a milestone we were thrilled to celebrate with new and familiar faces. […]

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    By Eve Orcutt
    In News
    Posted October 9, 2025

    Hope in Focus to Host Signature Fundraiser, Dinner in the Dark, Nov. 1 at Foxwoods

    Hope in Focus, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing treatments and support for Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), will host its annual fundraiser, Dinner in the Dark, on Saturday, [...]

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    By Ben Shaberman
    In Blog
    Posted September 22, 2025

    Diverse Emerging Therapies Featured at the 2025 Hope in Focus Conference in Minneapolis

    The development of diverse treatment approaches for Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is necessary because no single modality will work for everyone affected. While development of gene [...]

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    By Ben Shaberman
    In Blog
    Posted September 22, 2025

    Reports on Gene Therapy Advances: A Highlight from the 2025 Hope in Focus Conference in Minneapolis

    Gene therapy is unequivocally the most advanced approach for treating retinal diseases like Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA). Of course, there’s LUXTURNA® which is FDA-approved and has restored [...]

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    By Katherine Kraines
    In Blog
    Posted September 20, 2025

    Moving Forward: Understanding More about Clinical Trials

    The second panel session of the 2025 LCA Family Conference, “Participating in a Clinical Trial,” examined clinical trial development and participation from the researcher and patient [...]

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    By Katherine Kraines
    In Blog
    Posted September 20, 2025

    Living with IRDs: Insights and Inspiration from the Front Lines

    The 2025 LCA Family Conference in Minneapolis, MN, offered four informational panel sessions, where the 135 attendees learned about living with Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) and other [...]

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    By Eve Orcutt
    In News
    Posted July 30, 2025

    Volunteer Opportunity: Writer/Editor for Short-Term Project

    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 […]

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    By Eve Orcutt
    In News
    Posted June 30, 2025

    Hope in Focus Names Courtney Coates as Executive Director

    Ledyard, CT — [6/30/2024] — Hope in Focus, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting individuals and families affected by Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) and other rare inherited retinal [...]

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    By Katherine Kraines
    In Blog
    Posted June 9, 2025

    FROM THE WALL: Pushing Boundaries, Building Confidence

    Throughout her 29 years, Michelle Ward Caton has embraced life with unwavering curiosity and gusto. Determined to test her abilities and not be limited by vision loss from Leber congenital […]

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    By Ben Shaberman
    In Blog
    Posted June 6, 2025

    BlueRock Photoreceptor Replacement Therapy Moving into a Clinical Trial

    The development of gene therapies for inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) took off when young adults and children showed significant vision improvements in an early clinical trial for what would [...]

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