Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) has been listening and learning about the concerns of the vision loss community. Over the last few months, we’ve helped answer…

The late Jay and Malca Marin began leading the fight against blindness over 50 years ago. Jay and Malca were a devoted couple that had four children: Joe, Lorne, and twins Reva…

The last few months have been challenging for all, including labs at the forefront of sight-saving vision research. Many research labs where work was shut down or slowed in March to reduce…

With the revolutionary gene therapy Luxturna being reviewed by Canada’s health agencies this summer, the year 2020 marks a crucial moment in the history of inherited retinal diseases (IRDs), which until now…

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

It’s difficult to imagine life without your digital screens, especially at a time when we continue to practice physical distancing to stop the spread of COVID-19. However, with an estimated 1.5 million…