About All ProgStar Studies

Sponsored by the Foundation Fighting Blindness, the Natural History of the Progression of Atrophy Secondary to Stargardt Disease (ProgStar) studies are comprised of retrospective and prospective longitudinal observational studies. Read More…

ProgStar Study Reports

Here is a list of all published ProgStar study reports. We do our best to regularly update this list. More relevant articles and publications can be found in section Read More…

Publications

A list of ProgStar updates, news and publications, as well as publications relevant to STGD by ProgStar study investigators. For a list of all published ProgStar study reports please click here. A video of a presentation by HPN Scholl (including ppt slides ) and a summary of the main ProgStar study results may be found here. Read More …

ProgStar Study Sponsors

The ProgStar study was initiated thanks to sponsorship by the Foundation Fighting Blindness, an organization dedicated to fund research that may lead to prevention, treatments, and cures for retinal Read More…

ProgStar Study Mission

To determine the best outcome measures to accelerate evaluation of emerging treatments. To better understand disease progression for selecting future clinical trial participants. To identify potential participants for forthcoming Read More…

Stargardt Disease

Stargardt Disease (STGD) is the most prevalent form of juvenile-onset macular dystrophy, predominantly due to gene mutations in an autosomal recessive inherited pattern. It is currently incurable as there Read More…