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Jun 18, 2021

More than 1 in 4 Canadians’ lives are impacted by vision loss and blindness, yet a recent Ipsos public opinion survey conducted on behalf of Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) shows more Canadians…

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Jun 8, 2021

Meet longtime Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) supporters Mort and Marilyn Ritz: Mort and Marilyn were both born and raised in Montreal, Quebec. They met on a blind date and have now been…

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Jun 7, 2021

At Fighting Blindness Canada, we often connect with pharmaceutical companies who are developing treatments for blinding eye diseases and are working to understand the patient voice. We have developed a brief survey…

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Jun 3, 2021

The award will support promising early career clinician-scientists undertaking cutting-edge vision research. Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) is pleased to announce the three recipients of the 2021 Clinician Scientist Emerging Leader Award (CSEL)….

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May 31, 2021

In this third wave of COVID-19, the undersigned Canadian health charities urge provincial governments to shorten the interval between COVID-19 vaccine doses for residents who are living with pre-existing health conditions. Our…

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May 19, 2021

A new strategic research and development (R&D) alliance was announced on May 17, 2021 between BlueRock Therapeutics LP, FUJIFILM Cellular Dynamics Inc (FCDI) and Opsis Therapeutics LLC to develop new cell therapies…

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