Funding Results
Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) is the largest charitable funder of vision research in Canada. On this page, you will find information on grants FBC has awarded since 2015. Jump to: Research Grants…
Restore Vision 20/20 Research Awards: Developing Treatments to Restore Sight
In 2018 Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) announced the first Restore Vision 20/20 research awards which support world-class research teams to develop therapeutic approaches for late-stage retinal degeneration, specifically retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Through…
Research News
April 2024 Sight loss may be caused by gut bacteria in some IRDs A study published in the high impact journal Cell, suggests that a particular genetic mutation may allow gut bacteria…
New Vision Treatment May Stop Photoreceptor Cells from Dying
FBC-funded researcher, Dr. Philippe Monnier identifies new treatment to stop photoreceptor cells from dying. Research published in March 2020 in The Journal of Clinical Investigation has identified a new target that may…
Four New Research Teams Are on the Road to Restoring Sight
Could a future stem cell replacement therapy restore vision to people who are living with blindness? That is Dr. David Gamm’s plan. Dr. Gamm is leading one of four teams that have…
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….
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