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BREAKING NEWS … Canadians one step closer to Luxturna Gene Therapy Access

Fighting Blindness Canada is excited to announce that Canadians are one step closer to being able to access voretigene neparvovec (Luxturna), the first gene therapy for an inherited retinal disease. As of…

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Developing a stem cell therapy to restore sight

Fighting Blindness Canada is pleased to announce that the team of Dr. David Gamm (University of Wisconsin) and Dr. William Beltran (University of Pennsylvania) have been awarded $725,000 to continue their ground-breaking…

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Project OPEN: Improving access and diagnosis for diabetic retinopathy

Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of vision loss in working-age adults in Canada. This is shocking because vision loss is often preventable if the eye disease is caught early and treated….

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Supporting Vision Researchers of Tomorrow

Our inaugural vision research competition, ‘Eye on the Cure presented by FYidoctors’, premiered on Saturday November 13th, 2021. In front of our three esteemed judges – Dr. Al Ulsifer, Dr. Michel Cayouette,…

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Eye CARE IN Canada

For many of us, time seemed to have stood still during the pandemic with staggering lockdowns across the country, but when it comes to vision loss, there is no such thing as…

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10 WAYS TO PREVENT VISION LOSS by FYidoctors

Did you know that 1.2 million Canadians have vision loss? There are also 8 million Canadians who have an eye disease (age-related macular degeneration, cataracts, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy) that puts them…

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