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When Mario Lapointe’s daughter was diagnosed with a blinding eye disease, retinitis pigmentosa (RP), in 2012, the family was in complete shock, as no one in the family had RP before. But…

It all began in 1979. A small group of riders road through the summer afternoon, miles of highway stretched ahead. Just as the sun began to dip below the horizon, one of…

When Dr. William Stell retired in 2020, he moved to a town outside Calgary called Okotoks. The town’s name is derived from “ohkotok,” a word meaning “rock” in the Blackfoot language. “There’s…

For esteemed ophthalmologist Dr. Peter Kertes, it’s both personal and professional. Dr. Kertes believes there’s more hope than ever before for people living with blinding eye diseases — and this is why…

Sometimes, what feels like the worst news of your life turns out to be a blessing in disguise. When Conrad Eder found out that he had retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a genetic eye…

Since her son’s diagnosis with retinitis pigmentosa, advocacy for those living with vision loss became part of her heart and soul,, not only for her son, but for the other 1.2 million Canadians living with vision loss.