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Canada’s Vision Health Stakeholders Applaud Parliament’s Passage of Bill C-284, the National Strategy for Eye Care Act

Legislation lays planning groundwork for Canadians to access essential eye health services Ottawa, ON — [November 7, 2024] — The recent passage of Bill C-284, the National Strategy for Eye Care Act…

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FBC Announces 2024 Research Grant Awardees, Providing Critical Seed Funding to Promising Early Career Researchers

Fighting Blindness Canada is excited to announce our 2024 Research Grant competition awardees. These grants, worth $784,105, provide crucial seed funding for Canadian vision researchers to move forward projects and generate data…

Envisioning a Path to Hope—by Leaving a Legacy Gift

“I knew at six weeks that something was wrong.” Nora Cooper will never forget the start of her journey to find a diagnosis for her son, Michael. It was 50 years ago….

Announcing the 2024 Clinician Scientist Emerging Leader Awards!

We are excited to announce the winners of the 2024 Clinician Scientist Emerging Leader (CSEL) award. These awards give emerging clinician scientists funding to help them further their research projects. Past CSEL…

Where are they Now? Dr. Bob Molday: Helping to Build a Strong Foundation for Research

You need a strong foundation before you can build a great structure, and this is what early funding from Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) enabled Dr. Robert (Bob) Molday to do. Recognizing the…

2024 Inherited Retinal Disease Research Updates

September is Inherited Retinal Disease (IRD) Month! Once again, we have compiled IRD research discoveries that took place in the last year. We are always looking to bring you news of innovation…

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