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FBC Volunteer spotlight: Jeanna Huntus

Jeanna Huntus is a Committee Member Volunteer with Fighting Blindness Canada’s (FBC) Comic Vision fundraising event. In our recent interview with Jeanna, she shares her passion and experience supporting FBC fundraising events….

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Fighting Blindness Canada Recognizes World Glaucoma Week

Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) is marking World Glaucoma Week, March 12 – 18, 2023, with activities to raise awareness of glaucoma, the leading cause of preventable, irreversible blindness worldwide that impacts over…

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Fighting Blindness Canada Continues to Call for Coverage of Sight-Saving Treatment after Ontario Becomes Fourth Province to Sign Agreement

Fighting Blindness Canada is pleased to hear Ontario has approved public coverage of Luxturna® (generic name: voretigene neparvovec-rzyl) . This gene therapy treatment slows and may even restore some vision loss due…

Fostering Inclusion and Building Awareness: An Interview with Children’s Book Author Jo-Anne Longtin Rames

Inclusivity advocate, non-profit ambassador, children’s book author, and mother, Jo-Anne Longtin Rames shares her experience as the parent of a child living with Coats disease. Coats disease is a rare eye condition…

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Get active and MOVE vision research forward

In 2023, Fighting Blindness Canada’s Cycle for Sight fundraising event will mark 15 years and over $6 million raised towards sight-saving research. An incredible milestone and 100% due to the dedicated commitment…

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FBC’s Cycle for Sight Volunteer Shares What it means to be Part of the Movement

This year, Cycle for Sight marks 15 years of fundraising towards ground-breaking vision research! We connected with long-time Cycle for Sight volunteer, Demitrios Kotsambouyoukas to learn what inspired him to join the…

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