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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.

When Jay and Malca Marin’s son was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a symptom of Usher syndrome, an inherited disease that affects both sight and hearing, they looked south of the border….

Ann Morrison’s journey with Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) began when her five-year-old son Gavin was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited retinal disease. She and her husband attended an FBC conference, which…