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Dr. Pierre Mattar: Advancing Our Understanding of Retinal Degeneration and Glaucoma

Once a retinal cell dies, it is lost forever. This is why retinal cell death plays a key role in the main causes of blindness. And this is why Dr. Pierre Mattar’s…

Dr. Sharon Qiu: Improving Patient Outcomes

Ultimately, Dr. Sharon Qiu hopes her research project will not only enhance patient comfort, but help prolong the health of the cornea.

Dr. Matthew Benson: Developing Therapies

Dr. Matthew Benson, University of Alberta, is one of the recipients of the 2024 Fighting Blindness Canada Research Grant.

Dr. Bob Molday: Helping to Build a Strong Foundation for Research

You need a strong foundation before you can build a great structure, and this is what early funding from Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) enabled Dr. Robert (Bob) Molday to do. Recognizing the…

Dr. Brian Ballios: Rooting Research in Patient Priorities

As a clinician-scientist, Dr. Brian Ballios is determined to take his learnings from the lab and bring them to his patients, and to keep his research rooted in what’s important to patients….

Dr. Elise Héon: Connecting Patients and Researchers

It is estimated that 21,000 Canadians have an inherited retinal disease (IRD), an umbrella term that encompasses more than 20 eye diseases caused by genetic mutations. “There is a lot of heterogeneity…

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