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March 2024 CLINICAL TRIAL RESULTS FOR NEW TREATMENTS FOR AMD AND DME Wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME) are two of the most common causes of vision loss…

From Bench to Bedside and Back Again: ARVO Comes to Canada

The phrase “from the bench to the bedside” is often used to describe the path to new medical treatments, beginning with a discovery at the laboratory “bench” and finishing when patients can…

“Gene Therapy Has Arrived!”

Canada’s first ocular gene therapy clinical trial was led by Dr. Ian MacDonald. The FBC was proud to be one of the funders who made this trial possible – as Dr. MacDonald…

Choroideremia

Jump to: Symptoms | Diagnosis | Treatments | Clinical Trials | Patient Registry | Research and Health Policy | Resources | References overview Choroideremia is a rare genetic disorder that causes vision…

New Video and Podcast Detailing the FBC Patient Registry

At a recent Vision Quest event in Toronto focused on inherited retinal diseases, four clinician-scientists sat down to discuss FBC’s Patient Registry. In the video linked below (also provided in podcast format),…

Top 10: Vision Quest 2016

“Discover Your Path” was the theme of FBC’s Vision Quest educational events in 2016. We visited four Canadian cities, hosted seven different events, and got to meet more than 750 attendees, clinicians,…

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