The Stargardt’s Summit

The Carroll Center for the Blind, a pioneering nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering individuals with vision loss, will host The Stargardt’s Summit, a free virtual event featuring panels of patients, medical professionals and assistive technology experts who will share the latest research and resources about the rare genetic retinal disease.

The summit will be held in partnership with the Foundation Fighting Blindness, the driving force in the global development of treatments and cures for blinding diseases, Prevent Blindness, a volunteer eye health and safety organization dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight, and The Blind Life, a YouTube channel dedicated to the blind and visually impaired community.

The summit is sponsored by Alkeus Pharmaceuticals, a Cambridge-based biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing treatments for degenerative eye diseases, such as Stargardt disease, an autosomal recessive condition that affects approximately 30,000 people in the U.S.