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More than 1 in 4 Canadians’ lives are impacted by vision loss and blindness, yet a recent Ipsos public opinion survey conducted on behalf of Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) shows more Canadians…
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Meet longtime Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) supporters Mort and Marilyn Ritz: Mort and Marilyn were both born and raised in Montreal, Quebec. They met on a blind date and have now been…
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At Fighting Blindness Canada, we often connect with pharmaceutical companies who are developing treatments for blinding eye diseases and are working to understand the patient voice. We have developed a brief survey…
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The award will support promising early career clinician-scientists undertaking cutting-edge vision research. Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) is pleased to announce the three recipients of the 2021 Clinician Scientist Emerging Leader Award (CSEL)….
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In this third wave of COVID-19, the undersigned Canadian health charities urge provincial governments to shorten the interval between COVID-19 vaccine doses for residents who are living with pre-existing health conditions. Our…
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A new strategic research and development (R&D) alliance was announced on May 17, 2021 between BlueRock Therapeutics LP, FUJIFILM Cellular Dynamics Inc (FCDI) and Opsis Therapeutics LLC to develop new cell therapies…
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