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“Have you tried wearing glasses?”“Have you ever tried going to an eye doctor?”“Do you eat enough carrots?” These are just a few questions Mary Kate Fraser and Conrad Eder have been asked…
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Wow! What a tremendous summer of 2022. After a 2-year hiatus, our Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) community was ready and excited to gather in person and take part in some of our…
Read More about Wheels, Gears, Engines and More in Support of Vision Research!
Over the past few years, we have been sharing about the excitement and challenges of bringing the first gene therapy for an eye disease, Luxturna, to Canada. We continue the journey, sharing…
Read More about Canadians Begin Receiving Sight-Saving Gene Therapy.
As parents and children are gearing up to head back to school this fall, it is the perfect time to think about the importance of your children’s eye health. Healthy vision is…
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Ramya Amuthan is a producer and co-host of Accessible Media Inc.’s (AMI) daily lifestyle and entertainment audio program, Kelly and Company. In it, Kelly MacDonald and Ramya speak with fascinating community members…
Read More about Connecting Communities and Sharing Stories with AMI’s Ramya Amuthan.
On Saturday, June 18th, Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC)-funded researcher Dr. Stephan Ong Tone swapped his white coat for a cycling jersey to raise funds for vision research at FBC’s Cycle for Sight…
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