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Developing Gene Therapy To Fight Blindness
An international team of scientists and clinicians from the United States and Saudi Arabia are working to develop gene therapy for treating a rare, hereditary retinal disease. The therapy has been shown to restore lost vision in animal models of retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Their work is being funded in part by a $1.5 million grant from the Prince Salman Center for Disability Research in Saudi Arabia, where the recessive gene mutation that leads to the eye disease RP has been found in children from several families.

Leading Medical Organizations Issue Revised Policy Statement On Learning Disabilities And Dyslexia
The American Academy of Ophthalmology announced that it has issued a revised policy statement on Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, and Vision. The revised statement, which was issued jointly with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) and the American Association of Certified Orthoptists (AACO), expands upon the previous policy and includes extensive scientific references. The statement was also published today in Pediatrics, the journal of the AAP.
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Budget Deal Slashes Health Care, Saddles California With Greater Costs Over The Long Term

The president of the California Medical Association, Dev A. GnanaDev, issued the following statement today in regards to the announced state budget deal: "The deep cuts to vital health care programs that are contained in this budget deal are unacceptable. This plan takes dead aim at California"s most vulnerable residents - children, the elderly and the poor - at the time of their greatest need. "As a trauma surgeon at a public hospital, I know exactly what this means: A huge increase in the number of people visiting overcrowded and expensive emergency rooms for care. The drastic reductions planned for Medi-Cal, the Healthy Families Program and other essential safety net programs are fiscally unwise. "As the Los Angeles Times recently reported, these health care cuts will result in far greater costs for taxpayers over the long term because patients served by these programs will be forced into nursing homes, emergency rooms and other more costly alternatives. "Lastly, this dramatic downsizing in health care assistance adds another big burden for federal lawmakers who are doing their level best to pass meaningful health care reform. "For all these reasons, CMA has grave concerns about the state budget deal as announced and encourages legislators to go back to the table and come up with another solution." Please Note: Dr. GnanaDev is a trauma surgeon and director of the medical staff at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, San Bernardino County"s public hospital. The California Medical Association


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