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AUSTRALIAN INHERITED RETINAL DISEASE REGISTER AND DATA BANK
YOUTH AMBASSADORS JUNE 2011
THE EYE CON RUN is a massive undertaking which mirrors the tought journey sufferers of Retinitis Pigmentosa face everyday throughout their lives.
As associaite Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolic Bone Disease, Terry Diamond will be running a marathon ( 42km) a day for seven days, passing seven icons of Austtralia which will include Perh (Rottnest island), Adelaide (Barossa Valley), Melbourne (Great Ocean Road),Hobart, Canberra (Lake Burley Griffin) Brisbane (Gold Coast) and Sydney (Bondi Beach).
Proceeds from this run will be used to set up a stem cell research program for sufferers of RP, hoping to achieve a therapeutic goal of restoring 20-20 vision in these individuals by 2020.
Please give generously to this marathon event!
Donations may be made by clicking this link:
https://secure.ciau.biz/retinaaustralia_com_au/ssl/maint/c_orddtls.asp?id=5163
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