“This program has been a life-changing experience for me, and I strongly recommend it.” 2023 Program Mentee. Did you know that Fighting Blindness Canada offers an innovative mentorship program? Morgan Ineson, Fighting…

This October, we were back in-person for our 2023 Young Leaders Toronto Summit. Held at the Novotel Toronto North York, 33 young adult participants from across the country joined us for two…

Fighting Blindness Canada has awarded three new Clinician Scientist Emerging Leader Awards, helping build the pipeline of ophthalmologist researchers. Clinician-scientists can translate laboratory research into the clinic and help bring clinical trials…

“Researchers are on the cusp of significant breakthroughs in the treatment and cure of many eye diseases,” says Richard Henson. That is why he believes supporting Fighting Blindness Canada, the largest charitable…

Septo-optic dysplasia (SOD) and optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH) are leading causes of poor vision in children in Canada. These conditions are caused by underdevelopment of the optic nerve which transmits visual information…

Fighting Blindness Canada funded researcher Dr. Sachdev Sidhu (University of Waterloo) has developed a novel antibody therapy that will now be tested in a Phase 1/2 human clinical trial (Clinical Trial ID:…