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Dec 4, 2020

Another hurdle in the process to bring the gene therapy Luxturna to Canadians has been cleared! In the last few weeks, the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) and…

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Dec 4, 2020

Introduction My name is Marlene Cust. I am a senior citizen, and legally blind due to retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration. In my writing, I want to acknowledge both the challenges…

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close up of two hands playing a guitar.
Nov 16, 2020

Join us this December for ‘Songs for Sight’ a virtual music concert in support of Fighting Blindness Canada’s (FBC) mission to advance sight-saving research. When: Saturday, December 5, 2020 | 8 p.m….

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Nov 2, 2020

Introduction My name is Marlene Cust. I am a senior citizen, and legally blind due to retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration. In my writing, I want to acknowledge both the challenges…

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a pair of glasses resting on a paper with blurred letters
Nov 2, 2020

Diabetes is a metabolic disease that causes high blood sugar. Over time, diabetes can damage your eyes and cause different eye diseases, such as diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema, glaucoma, and cataracts…

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Nov 2, 2020

On October 16-18 Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) held its first virtual Young Leaders summit! The summit is part of FBC’s Young Leaders Program – a career-oriented initiative that provides young people aged…

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