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When Alexis Nickerson’s son, Harry, was nine years old, everything changed in an instant. Harry, a talented gymnast since the age of two, ran straight into an bar. At first, it seemed…
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Dagmar Jamieson has a remarkable story to tell. At age 13, she was diagnosed with a debilitating eye disease resembling macular degeneration, making it increasingly difficult to see, and the pressures of…
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Dr. Brittany Carr, University of Alberta, who was recently awarded a $200,000 Early Career Research Grant from Fighting Blindness Canada, is diving deep into the mysteries of photoreceptors—specialized cells that allow us…
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By Jennifer Jones, President and CEO, Fighting Blindness Canada The uncertainty surrounding tariffs and research funding cuts in the United States is sending shockwaves through the global scientific community. The U.S. has…
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Ultimately, Dr. Sharon Qiu hopes her research project will not only enhance patient comfort, but help prolong the health of the cornea. Dr. Qiu, a trained optometrist who is currently completing her…
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Once a retinal cell dies, it is lost forever. This is why retinal cell death plays a key role in the main causes of blindness. And this is why Dr. Pierre Mattar’s…
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