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AN INTRODUCTION TO PATIENT ADVISORY GROUPS
At Fighting Blindness Canada, we often connect with pharmaceutical companies who are developing treatments for blinding eye diseases and are working to understand the patient voice. We have developed a brief survey...
READ MOREFBC COMMUNITY MEMBER WITH AMD URGES CANADIANS TO GO FOR REGULAR EYE EXAMS
Introduction: About AMD Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss in people over 50, affecting approximately 1.4 million Canadians. The risk of developing AMD increases as you age,...
READ MOREBALANCING SAFETY AND SIGHT: THE DANGER OF VISION LOSS DURING COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted daily patterns of life for everyone, but for some the effect has been more extreme. This may be the case for older Canadians living with blinding eye...
READ MORECOVID-19 AND EYE HEALTH RESOURCES
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...
READ MORE2020 VISION SUMMIT – EQUITY AND ACCESS TO VISION CARE
Download Word FileGive Us Your Feedback Canadian Vision 2020 White Paper EQUITY AND ACCESS TO VISION CARE Pioneered in the 1960s by Tommy Douglas in Saskatchewan, Canada’s public health care system has...
READ MORE2020 VISION SUMMIT – VISION RESEARCH
Download a Word FileProvide Your Feedback Canadian Vision 2020 White Paper VISION RESEARCH At the outset of 2020, a symbolic year for those connected to vision loss, it is clear Canadian ophthalmology...
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