Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Jump to: How AMD Affects the Retina | Risk Factors and Causes | Dry AMD | Geographic Atrophy | Wet AMD | Research Developments | Resources | References Overview Age-related macular degeneration…
Eye Health
Helpful Links If you have eye health related questions, contact our Health Information Line. These resources have been supported by funds received from multiple organizations including Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Bayer, the Hatch Foundation,…
Listen to Dr. Chad Andrews on CAT’s Assistive Technologies Podcast, Banter
Our Senior Manager of Research and Education, Dr. Chad Andrews, recently appeared on Banter, a podcast run by Canadian Assistive Technologies. Beginning at 26:30, he discusses the state of FBC-funded stem cell…
2018 Impact Report
Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) reached new heights in 2018, and now, as a community, we are poised to bring incredible and life-changing treatments to the millions of Canadians affected by eye diseases….
From Identifying Gene Mutations to Developing New Treatments for Inherited Retinal Diseases
Clinician-Scientist Emerging Leader Award: Dr. Matthew Benson Dr. Matthew Benson knows that improving our understanding of why blinding eye diseases happen will lay foundations for developing effective new treatments. He is particularly…
World Sight Day Announcement: the FBC launches the Cedric Ritchie Fund to Cure Blindness
The Canadian scientist Dr. Andras Nagy, Senior Investigator at Mount Sinai’s Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, was announced as the inaugural recipient of the Cedric Ritchie Fund to Cure Blindness: a new $1.5 million initiative…
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