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Jul 5, 2021

We are once again blown away by the incredible support of our Cycle for Sight community! Cycle for Sight Virtual 2021, held on Saturday, June 19th, was an amazing success! With 555…

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Jul 5, 2021

Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) strives in building valuable relationships with its supporters and partners. Over a decade ago, FBC had the honour of being introduced to L’OCCITANE Canada and the L’OCCITANE Foundation,…

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Jun 30, 2021

Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) is pleased to be supporting Dr. Peter Campochiaro’s (Wilmer Eye Institute, John Hopkins University) research into retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Dr. Campochiaro is a world-renowned clinician-scientist whose research program…

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Jun 28, 2021

Dr. Sarah McFarlane, University of Calgary, is studying how retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells move with the hope that it may be used to increase the success of cell replacement therapy for…

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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…

Read More about COVID-19 impacts Canadians Getting Diagnosed for Blinding Eye Diseases
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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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