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Apr 26, 2023

Luxturna is the first gene therapy treatment approved for an inherited retinal disease in Canada. The treatment is for people who have Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) or retinitis pigmentosa (RP) caused by…

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Apr 25, 2023

Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) is a not-for-profit media company, that entertains, informs, and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. As Fighting Blindness Canada’s national media partner, we had the opportunity…

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Apr 24, 2023

Breanne Massey from Kamloops This Week’s, ‘Massey’s Musings,’ shares with us her experience participating in Fighting Blindness Canada’s anticipated annual Cycle For Sight event and her goals and hopes for this year’s…

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Apr 17, 2023

Fighting Blindness Canada would not be the largest charitable funder of vision research in Canada if it wasn’t for the passion and support of our incredible volunteers. Rain or shine, our volunteers…

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Apr 11, 2023

We sat down with Fighting Blindness Canada’s Susan Techner, Senior Manager, Fundraising Events to learn about her and her dedication to fundraising for Fighting Blindness Canada. When did you start with the…

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Apr 3, 2023

This month we wanted to share more about an exciting optogenetic project that Fighting Blindness Canada is funding. In 2022, Dr. Julie Lefebvre (Sick Children’s Hospital) and Dr. Arjun Krishnaswamy (McGill University)…

Read More about Re-activating light sensing circuits in the retina to restore sight

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