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Jul 8, 2022

On June 14th in the House of Commons, Hon. Judy Sgro, MP for Humber River-Black Creek, introduced Bill C-284 to establish a National Eye Care Strategy. Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) applauds this…

Read More about Private Member’s Bill calls for National Strategy on Eye Care
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Jun 7, 2022

Fighting Blindness Canada’s (FBC’s) Clinician Scientist Emerging Leader Awards (CSELA) were launched in 2017 to build the pipeline of ophthalmologists and optometrists who also do research. Clinician-scientists help translate laboratory research into…

Read More about Announcing the 2022 clinician-scientist Emerging Leader Awards!
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Jun 5, 2022

Despite being approved by Health Canada in October 2020, more than 40 families across the country continue to wait for a decision on public funding of Luxturna, a sight-saving gene therapy. Luxturna…

Read More about Wait Continues for Sight-Saving Gene Therapy
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May 26, 2022

A dedicated Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) volunteer for over two decades, Carol Lithwick has been selected as the winner of the 2022 Vision Champion Award. The recognition, handed out by the Canadian…

Read More about Longtime FBC Volunteer Carol Lithwick Honoured As Vision CHampion
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May 10, 2022

The Government of Canada must keep its long-overdue promise and develop a Vision Health Plan for Canada. In 2003, the Canadian government made a commitment for the first time to the World…

Read More about Looking for Government Leadership in Eye Health
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May 10, 2022

Innovative research into stem cell therapy made possible by Fighting Blindness Canada funding Thanks to the commitment and generosity of Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) donors, we’re able to support some of the…

Read More about Building Brighter Careers in Vision Research: Dr. Brian Ballios

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