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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) remains a leading cause of vision loss for older Canadians, but the research landscape is changing. While we don’t yet have a cure, new treatments and technologies are…
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A year of strategy, science, and community: accelerating vision health across Canada In 2025, Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) advanced a bold agenda: strengthening research leadership, expanding education and community programs, and translating…
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In 2025, vision science didn’t just move forward—it accelerated. From a new retinal prosthesis that helped people with AMD to read, to array of clinical trials for inherited eye diseases to a…
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Fighting Blindness Canada is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Clinician-Scientist Emerging Leader (CSEL) Awards — supporting early-career ophthalmologists and optometrists who are advancing vision research across Canada. Each award…
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Cathy Haverstock’s life was marked by kindness, purpose, and a deep commitment to making a difference. Together with her late husband Greg, they understood the importance of planning for the future and leaving…
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Rita Kodida, is a certified Genetic Counsellor (GC) who specializes in inherited eye disease, also known as inherited retinal diseases (IRDs). Rita works alongside Dr. Brian Ballios at the Kensington Eye Institute…
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