At Usher 2020, we want to make sure that never happens!
Usher Syndrome slowly robs the sight of those who are already deaf.
Every day, people all over the world are slowly losing their sight due to a rare genetic disorder called Usher Syndrome. The real tragedy is that these same people already lost their hearing and struggle with maintaining their balance.
At Usher 2020, we are working every day to make sure this doesn’t happen. By funding researchers who are specifically looking for treatments to slow, stop or reverse the degeneration of sight caused by Usher Syndrome, we are only a few years away from seeing treatments put into the eyes of those who are going blind.
A Guide Dog Brings Independence
Listen to how a guide dog can bring hope to a young person with Usher Syndrome.
Usher 2020 Foundation at work every day
Usher 2020 supported Odylia Therapeutics announces agreement with PTC Therapeutics to develop gene therapy for rare ophthalmic diseases (press release).
See press release and listen to the podcast on Usher 2020-supported company, Odylia Therapeutics, bringing rare eye disease therapies from the lab to the clinic.
See what Cochlear Implants have meant for two children with Usher Syndrome.
Do you or does someone you know have Usher Syndrome? If so, contact ustoday to support research and help end the loss of sight caused by Usher Syndrome.
