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- The Era of Gene Therapy – A Panel Discussion
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- Harnessing Omega-3 Fatty Acids to Fight AMD
- New Research Beginnings: Making Ideas Into Reality
- Fish Eyes May Solve The Mystery
- A New View of Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Starving Eye Cells Contribute To Loss Of Vision In Seniors
- Will You Develop Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration? Your MicroRNA May Hold The Answer
- Breaking News: Six New FBC-Funded Research Projects Announced!
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- Understanding the Retina: AMD and Exploratory Science
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- Experimental Stem Cell Treatment for Macular Degeneration Restores Vision
- The Difference Between Gene Therapy and Stem Cell Therapy [Facebook Live] (Video)
- Four Vision Research and Treatment Trends to Watch in 2018 [Facebook Live] (Video)
- 2018 Vision Quest Education Series Kicks Off in London (Videos)
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- The Talking Eye: Understanding the Retina as a Communications System
- 10 Years of Cycle for Sight
- Dr. Mike Sapieha Wins Prestigious Cogan Award
- New Video and Podcast About Accessible Technology
- Harnessing the Power of Zebrafish to Fight Blindness: An Interview with Dr. Sarah McFarlane
- World Sight Day Announcement: the FBC launches the Cedric Ritchie Fund to Cure Blindness
- Could Vitamin D Impact the Development of Age-Related Macular Degeneration?
- Saving Photoreceptors
- Regenerative Medicine Milestone: Stem Cell Clinical Trial Announces Positive Results
- Discovery Paves Road for New Treatments to Prevent Blindness in Babies
- Combining Stem Cells & Gene Therapy for a ‘Smart’ Sight-Saving Treatment
- Restoring Vision with Stem Cells
- Top 10 Discoveries Driving the Race to Restore Sight in 2016
- Fighting Blindness Canada Calls for Safety Study Regarding the Use of Off-Label Injections to Treat Blinding Eye Diseases in British Columbia
- Trusting Stem Cell Therapies
- Restoring Vision with Stem Cells
- Reshaping the Cornea to Restore Sight
- Your Gut’s Influence on the Development of Blinding Eye Diseases
- FBC is going to TIFF!
- Age-Related Vision Loss: Diseases and Emerging Treatments
- FBC community member with AMD urges Canadians to go for regular eye exams
- New & Innovative AMD Treatments
- Category: Bardet Biedl Syndrome
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- Pioneering Gene Therapy Trial for Blinding Eye Disease Shows Promising Long-Term Benefits
- Watch Our Facebook Live Videos From The Vision Quest Toronto Retinal Disease Session
- The Value of iPSCs for Stem Cell Therapy
- Ocular Gene Therapy Centre Established at U of A
- The Genetics of Choroideremia
- First Gene Therapy Results for Choroideremia Suggest Cautious Optimism
- One Year Results of Choroideremia Gene Therapy Trial
- New Gene Therapy Clinical Trial in Canada for Blinding Eye Disease
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- Lombardi Family Reaches More than $250,000 in Funds Raised
- Celebre Family Raises Over $13,000 for the FBC
- Cycle for Sight Gears Up With Beer Tasting Socials
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- Upcoming Event: Dispelling Myths Surrounding the Vision Health of Older People
- L’Occitane en Provence Supports Sight-Saving Research
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- Karl Vanaselja Wins eSight Device!
- FBC Celebrates the Life of Jean Ip
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- Rallying Together To Treat Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP): Salvina’s Story
- Shorcan Charity Day Raises $7,000 for Vision Research
- “Adapt to What You Have and Never Give Up.”
- What Will the Future be Like for My Son?
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- “Donors give us, and more importantly our daughter, hope.”
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- Shorcan Charity Day Raises Another $10,000 for Vision Research
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- Making Blind Mice See Is Just the Beginning
- Three-year FBC Grant Ends With New Discovery
- Can Valproic Acid (VPA) Be Used To Treat Retinitis Pigmentosa? The Answer Is In The Gene
- A 30-year Partnership In Advancing The Science Of Vision
- A Sight for Sore Eyes: Using Gene Therapy and Gene Editing to Treat Blindness
- How Long Does It Take to Develop a New Therapy for a Blinding Eye Disease?
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- FBC Announces New Partnership with Bayer to Drive Vision Research in Canada
- Inaugural Recipient of the Restore Vision 20/20 Award Announced!
- Four New Research Teams Are on the Road to Restoring Sight
- A New Kind of Vision
- Translating Discoveries Into Treatments: What Can Patients Do?
- Investing In The Best: Our 2015 Operating Grant Winners
- Spotlight on Stem Cells: Will They Work For You?
- Top 10 Discoveries of 2015
- Spotlight on ARVO 2019 with Ruanne Vent-Schmidt
- Discovery Opens New Strategy for Preventing Vision Loss
- Exploring the Possibilities of Stem Cell Therapy
- Ruanne Vent-Schmidt: The blind and visually impaired can help researchers by getting their genes tested
- FBC-Funded Researcher Bringing New Clinical Trial to Canada
- Looking into the genetics of inherited retinal diseases with Dr. Rob Koenekoop
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- Will Gene Therapies Win the Race to Restore Sight?
- New Video and Podcast Detailing the FBC Patient Registry
- From Identifying Gene Mutations to Developing New Treatments for Inherited Retinal Diseases
- Game-Changing Discovery will “Rapidly Accelerate” the Development of Cell-Based Therapies
- Valproic Acid: The Perils of Using Drugs Off-Label
- Valproic Acid as a Treatment for Retinitis Pigmentosa
- Are Clinical Trials Safe for Children?
- The Importance of Safety and Cold-Chain Management in Preparing Drug Treatments
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- The Way I See It: Restoring Confidence With The White Cane
- Luxturna Treatment: Restoring Vision Becomes a Reality
- Vision Quest Ottawa a success!
- Leaving a legacy to fight blindness
- Information about COVID-19 and Your Eye Health
- The Way I See It Blog Series: IT’s no mystery to me
- Dr. Tianwei Zhou named 2020 recipient of FBC’s Clinician Scientist Emerging Leader Award
- Protecting your Mental Health during COVID-19
- New Vision Treatment May Stop Photoreceptor Cells from Dying
- #WhyEyeCare Social Media Campaign
- The Way I See It Blog Series: Walking in Beauty
- BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS DRIVING HDAC INHIBITOR TREATMENT EFFECTS IN RP
- Improving AMD Treatments by Studying Cell Movement
- ARE YOU UP FOR THE CHALLENGE?
- The Way I See It Blog Series: In Praise of a Dog
- Luxturna Update: Vision Loss Community TellS Policymakers What it’s Like to Live with an IRD
- Research during COVID-19: Q&A with Dr. Vince Tropepe
- Remembering Fighting Blindness Canada’s founders Jay and Malca Marin
- COVID-19 AND EYE HEALTH Resources
- Fighting Blindness Canada’s Chad Andrews speaks with Retina International
- FBC researcher deciphering the genetic cause of pigmentary glaucoma
- Why Become a monthly donor? Q&A with FBC Senior Manager Jaime Alexanderson
- Hill Family Donates $1 Million to Help Advance Vision Research
- The Way I See It Blog Series: Insights
- View Point: Bringing Education Online!
- Cycle for Sight Virtual 2020: An Unforgettable Day
- Balancing Safety and Sight: The Danger of Vision Loss during COVID-19
- The Way I See It Blog Series: Reflections
- How FBC’s Health Information Line supports you: Q&A with Health Information Officer Shari Shaw
- Improving treatment options for neurotrophic keratITIS to prevent blindness
- 11 years in the making: Supreme Court of Canada upholds Genetic Non-Discrimination Act (GNDA)
- THE WAY I SEE IT BLOG SERIES: Bridging the Gap
- New this year: Comedy from the Couch
- Introducing FBC’s 2020 Young Leaders Program Co-Chairs
- THE WAY I SEE IT BLOG SERIES: THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE
- New study shows staggering costs of Inherited Retinal Diseases
- THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT: HEALTH CANADA APPROVES FIRST SIGHT-RESTORING GENE THERAPY FOR INHERITED EYE DISEASES
- Sharing the Laughter. Seeing the Hope.
- The Way I See It Blog Series: Seeing Things
- The Way I See It Blog Series: Coming to our Senses
- Gene therapy Luxturna recommended for public health care coverage
- FBC researcher investigating the cause of vision loss in Usher syndrome
- Nutrition and Eye Health
- Celebrating International Day of Women & Girls in Science: Q&A with Dr. Ellen Zhou
- Longstanding FBC Member Donates $100,000 towards sight-saving research
- My White Cane (PART 1): FeatuRing FBC’s Shari Shaw
- Disease Spotlight: Adult Refsum Disease
- Diseases Spotlight: Charles Bonnet Syndrome
- FBC announces new award to fund BBS10 research
- Ontario Patients Experiencing Worsening Eyesight Due to Lack of Access to Care During COVID-19
- New report reveals vision loss costs Canada almost $33 billion annually
- $70M US alliance to develop new cell therapies for blinding eye diseases building on FBC funded research
- Vulnerable Populations in Canada Need Earlier Access to Second Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines
- Fighting Blindness Canada announces winners of the 2021 Clinician Scientist Emerging Leader Award
- AN INTRODUCTION TO PATIENT ADVISORY GROUPS
- Mort and Marilyn Ritz support vision research into the future
- Q&A WITH FBC FUNDED RESEARCHER DR. SARAH MCFARLANE
- FBC-funded researcher studies photoreceptor cell metabolism in RP
- L’OCCITANE give $120K to support Canadian vision loss community
- FBC Featured on AMI’s ‘The Pulse’ Podcast
- COVID-19 & EYE CARE IN CANADA
- Comedy from the Couch returns September 25!
- Restore Vision 20/20 Research Awards: Developing Treatments to Restore Sight
- FBC Partner in Accessibility AMI, Presents Employable Me: Drew and Clover
- MY WHITE CANE (PART 2): FEATURING FBC’S SHARI SHAW
- SHARING THE LAUGHTER. SEEING THE HOPE.
- YOUNG LEADERS FALL SUMMIT WRAP UP
- A LETTER TO FIGHTING BLINDNESS CANADA
- 10 WAYS TO PREVENT VISION LOSS by FYidoctors
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Eye CARE IN Canada
- Supporting Vision Researchers of Tomorrow
- Project OPEN: Improving access and diagnosis for diabetic retinopathy
- Developing a stem cell therapy to restore sight
- BREAKING NEWS … Canadians one step closer to Luxturna Gene Therapy Access
- Fight the leading cause of working age blindness … diabetes
- Announcing the Winners of the 2021 Research Grant Competition
- What’s new in clinical trials in 2022? A Q&A with retinal specialists Dr. Héon and Dr. Koenekoop
- Screens Off for Sight
- Tech Tips: Assistive Technology for Low Vision
- RBC Employees give back for a good cause
- The White Cane Series: Sarah Patel’s Story
- Give Your Eyes a Screen-Time Break: Here’s Why
- Finding a better way to measure optic nerve damage in glaucoma
- Introducing an Easier Way to Fundraise!
- Advances in AMD Research: Highlights from View Point
- The White Cane Series: Laura Feltz’s Story
- Thinking outside the box: How Purdys is making chocolates more accessible
- 5 tips for eye safety
- The White Cane Series: Ben Akuoko’s Story
- $2.5 million research competition to drive treatments for retinal degeneration
- Remembering Sam Zunder
- Cycle for Sight: Building Back Stronger
- Building Brighter Careers in Vision Research: Dr. Brian Ballios
- Looking for Government Leadership in Eye Health
- recap from arvo: tHE LATEST IN VISION RESEARCH
- REMEMBERING GRANT DUFF, A DEAR FRIEND AND BOARD MEMBER OF FIGHTING BLINDNESS CANADA
- Longtime FBC Volunteer Carol Lithwick Honoured As Vision CHampion
- Announcing the 2022 clinician-scientist Emerging Leader Awards!
- Wait Continues for Sight-Saving Gene Therapy
- Private Member’s Bill calls for National Strategy on Eye Care
- Updates from Iceland: Retina International World Congress & Retina Youth
- Raising Funds for Vision Research: Dr. Stephan Ong Tone Joins Cycle For Sight
- Connecting Communities and Sharing Stories with AMI’s Ramya Amuthan.
- Tips to Protecting Children’s Vision for Back to School
- Canadians Begin Receiving Sight-Saving Gene Therapy.
- Wheels, Gears, Engines and More in Support of Vision Research!
- Bringing Lived Experience to the Forefront: The Importance of Patient Partners on Research
- MEET OWEN MACGOWAN, FBC AMBASSADOR AND SUMMER INTERN
- Eliminating Barriers in the Art Space with Amy Amatea
- Comic Vision is Back Live and In-Person!
- COVID-19 impacts Canadians Getting Diagnosed for Blinding Eye Diseases
- Fighting Blindness Canada urges Provinces to Sign Agreement for Sight-Saving Treatment
- FBC scientists collaborate to identify new gene for retinitis pigmentosa
- Developing a new therapy for age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.
- NAC Attack: A Phase III clinical trial to test an oral therapy for retinitis pigmentosa
- Stepping out of your comfort zone and manifesting opportunities with Nick D’Ambrosio.
- Their parents thought they were afraid of the dark. Then these twins learned the truth — and the fight to save their sight began
- Have You Seen Fighting Blindness Canada’s PSA Yet?
- Remembering Barbara Ritchie, a Dedicated Philanthropist and Long-Time Supporter of Fighting Blindness Canada
- FBC Says A Fond Farewell and Thank You to Doug Earle
- Researchers go head-to-head this November in FBC’s ‘Eye on the Cure’ research award competition
- Sharing the Laughter. Seeing the Hope.
- FBC supporting ‘Girls Belong Here’ Program: Providing girls a space to learn and thrive
- top 10 articles that Captured Your Attention in 2022!
- White Cane Series: Backpacker Cody Campbell Inspires those with vision loss to pack their bags.
- Advances in Stem Cell Therapy made by FBC-Funded Researcher
- February is Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Awareness Month!
- Battling antibiotic resistant eye infections
- FBC’s Cycle for Sight Volunteer Shares What it means to be Part of the Movement
- Get active and MOVE vision research forward
- Fostering Inclusion and Building Awareness: An Interview with Children’s Book Author Jo-Anne Longtin Rames
- Fighting Blindness Canada Continues to Call for Coverage of Sight-Saving Treatment after Ontario Becomes Fourth Province to Sign Agreement
- Fighting Blindness Canada Recognizes World Glaucoma Week
- FBC Volunteer spotlight: Jeanna Huntus
- Comic Vision ‘Cocktail Edition’ Happening In Toronto!
- Re-activating light sensing circuits in the retina to restore sight
- Staff Spotlight: Susan Techner
- Saying Thank You This National Volunteer Week
- Breanne Massey Shares on 2023 Cycle for Sight Goals
- Empowering the disability community through accessible media
- Canadians now have access to Luxturna!
- May is Vision Health Month
- Announcing the retirement of Ann Morrison, Director of Philanthropy
- Clinical Trial Advances for IRD, AMD and glaucoma
- Jennifer Jones Joins Fighting Blindness Canada as New President and CEO
- Matthew’s Story and The Value of Planned Giving
- RON’S STORY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF MOVING RESEARCH FORWARD
- Cocktails and Comedy in Support of Sight-Saving Research
- A new approach to vision restoration for inherited retinal diseases
- Ali Usman shares his experience at FBC’s Young Leaders Calgary Program
- Accessible tech coach Julia Bonnett talks vision loss and new tech tools
- $1.67 million for transformative research into retinal degeneration
- Shirley Marr shares, ‘How my mother was impacted by blindness.’
- Using gene therapy to treat genetic eye disease aniridia
- Fact or Fiction? Test your eye health knowledge!
- Milestones, Unforgettable Memories, and Moving Together in Support of Vision Research
- How myopia can affect children
- Staff Spotlight: Morgan Ineson
- Barcelona anyone?
- 2023 Inherited Retinal Disease Research Updates
- Clinical Trial launched to test first of its kind drug for AMD and DME
- FBC-funded researcher identifying risk factors for vision loss in children
- Promising Research Fuels Henson Family’s Passion for Giving
- Funding the Future: New awards announced to support early career clinician-scientists
- FBC’s Young Leaders Toronto Summit connected young adults with vision loss from across Canada
- Become a mentor or a mentee in our innovative Mentorship Program
- A look back at our top 10 stories of 2023!
- Latest in Glaucoma Research
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- Showing the “Love” for Vision Loss Research
- World Optometry Week Spotlight
- Partnering with CIHR to Support the Future of Vision Research
- Research Update: Shining a light on progress from past Clinician-Scientist Emerging Leader awardees
- National Ballet of Canada Helps Young Leaders See Performance in a New Way with a Relaxed Performance
- Spotlight on Volunteers: Carol Lithwick
- Research highlights from Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Conference
- Where are they now: Dr. Ian MacDonald — clinical genetics pioneer and patient champion
- Stuart and Ali: Paying it Forward and Back
- Fighting Blindness Canada Encourages Canadians to MOVE to Support Vision Loss Research, Launches National MOVE FOR SIGHT Fundraising Event this June
- Where Are They Now: Mike Sapieha — Bringing Innovation from the Bench to the Bedside for Aging Eye Diseases
- The Sun and Your Eye Health
- 2024 Inherited Retinal Disease Research Updates
- Where are they Now? Dr. Bob Molday: Helping to Build a Strong Foundation for Research
- Stem Cell Therapy Gets FDA Approval for Clinical Trials
- Announcing the 2024 Clinician Scientist Emerging Leader Awards!
- FBC Announces 2024 Research Grant Awardees, Providing Critical Seed Funding to Promising Early Career Researchers
- Envisioning a Path to Hope—by Leaving a Legacy Gift
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- National Young Leaders Advocate Profiled by CIBC
- Youth Space Spotlight: Cathy
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- Meet Samantha Moore: Adventurer, Artist, and Co-Chair of the 2019 National Young Leaders Program
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- Current Trends in Low Vision Devices
- Tracing Inherited Eye Disease Across Atlantic Canada
- Emerging Sight-Saving Drug Therapies
- New Research into Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
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- Making Gene Therapy a Reality
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- View Point: Cost of Vision Loss & Blindness
- Cost of Vision Loss & Blindness Summit
- All About Cataracts
- Spotlight on CSEL: Meet the 2021 Recipients of FBC's Clinician-Scientist Emerging Leader Award
- Inherited Retinal Disease Research Spotlight
- Diabetic Vision Loss: Prevention & Management
- 2021 Vision Research In Review
- Explaining the Science of Optogenetics
- Glaucoma in Focus: Research & Treatments
- Age-Related Vision Loss: New & Innovative Treatments
- Inherited retinal diseases research updates
- Genetic Testing & Counselling Panel
- Gene Therapy: Overview and Applications
- Gene Agnostic Therapy
- Q&A with Retinal Specialist Dr. Gary Yau
- Meet the 2022 FBC Clinician-Scientist Emerging Leader Award (CSELA) Recipients
- Glaucoma & Cataract Q&A
- Advances in Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Research
- Research Into Inherited Retinal Diseases
- Advances in Stem Cells and Ocular Regenerative Medicine
- Optogenetic Therapy with Dr. Richard Kramer
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Q&A
- The Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Clinical Trial Landscape
- Innovative Glaucoma Treatments: MIGS and More
- Inherited Retinal Disease Research & Genetic Testing
- Pioneering Gene Therapy
- The Future of Stem Cell Research
- Update on Gene Therapy Clinical Trials
- Advances in Stem Cell Therapy
- anti VEGF Treatments for Eye Disease
- 2023 Research in Review
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) 101 with Dr. Nirojini Sivachandran
- Gene Therapy & the Canadian Luxturna Experience
- AI for the Aging Eye with Dr. SriniVas Sadda
- Inherited Retinal Diseases (IRDs) 101 with Dr. Cynthia Qian
- White Cane Conference 2024 - Ask the Expert: Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Learning about Gene Therapy with Dr. Paul Yang
- Vancouver 2024 Ask the Expert: Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
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- Vancouver 2024 Lived Experience Panel Discussion
- View Point: Glaucoma in Research & Practice
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- Vision Health Conference 2024: Report Card on the State of Vision Health in Canada
- View Point Toronto 2024 - Ask The Expert: The Aging Eye
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- Voices of Change: Transforming Lived Experience into Action
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