After nearly four years at the helm of Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC), Doug Earle has stepped down as President and CEO. Doug came to FBC with 30 years of fundraising experience under…

Barbara Ritchie was small in stature but big in heart. She also possessed oversized amounts of energy, determination, and altruism. A lifelong volunteer who was committed to health care and education, Barbara…

It’s made an appearance during hockey, basketball, and baseball games, popped up during an episode of your favourite reality show and has even snuck in between segments of the nightly news. Fighting…

Nathan and Andre needed a game-changing gene-specific therapy. But the costs were astronomical and the parents were at a loss. Here’s how I witnessed their story go from tragic to triumphant. Twins…

Nick D’Ambrosio is a 51-year-old Italian Canadian from Montréal, Québec living with sight loss due to an inherited retinal disease called retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Following an early diagnosis, Nick found it difficult…

Starting in 2023, a new clinical trial called NAC Attack will be launched to test an oral medication, N-acetylcysteine (NAC), as a potential therapy for patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP). NAC Attack…