Usher World

Interview

Dominique Sturz

Patient Advocate Usher syndrome and Rare Diseases

September 2025

L: Thank you Dominique for this meeting. As President of USHER Italia A.P.S., I wanted to meet you having learned that you’ve been involved in the field of Usher Syndrome for some time. When did your commitment begin?

Mirella Zanobini

November 2025

U: Thank you, Mirella, for this interview.
We would like to ask you some questions aimed at helping readers understand the situations, thoughts, and feelings that a parent of a person with Usher Syndrome may experience. In your testimony, you mention the “obstacles” that your son A. has faced. What were those obstacles?

Dr Giacomo Calzetti

Investigatore Principale dello studio Uni-Rare, Clinica Vista Vision, Brescia (IT)

November 2025

U: Thank you, Dr. Calzetti, for your availability for this interview. We know that you are working on a study that also concerns people with Usher Syndrome. What study is it?