Fighting Blindness Canada’s (FBC’s) Clinician Scientist Emerging Leader Awards (CSELA) were launched in 2017 to build the pipeline of ophthalmologists and optometrists who also do research. Clinician-scientists help translate laboratory research into…

Despite being approved by Health Canada in October 2020, more than 40 families across the country continue to wait for a decision on public funding of Luxturna, a sight-saving gene therapy. Luxturna…

A dedicated Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) volunteer for over two decades, Carol Lithwick has been selected as the winner of the 2022 Vision Champion Award. The recognition, handed out by the Canadian…

The Government of Canada must keep its long-overdue promise and develop a Vision Health Plan for Canada. In 2003, the Canadian government made a commitment for the first time to the World…

Innovative research into stem cell therapy made possible by Fighting Blindness Canada funding Thanks to the commitment and generosity of Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) donors, we’re able to support some of the…

In May, FBC attended the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado for five days of learning and discussing with leaders in vision research. Here are…