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Samantha Moore with Ramya Amuthan sitting in a recording booth
Oct 8, 2019

Last month, Samantha Moore, Co-Chair and Program coordinator of FBC’s Young Leaders Program, published an article with AMI on her experiences living with blindness – and about how FBC’s Young Leaders Program…

Read More about FBC’s Young Leader Co-Chair Interviewed by AMI!
Rotary Phone
Oct 8, 2019

At FBC, we are committed to helping people living with blinding eye diseases navigate the complex research and ophthalmology landscape in Canada. In 2018, we launched our Vision Care Pathways to provide…

Read More about FBC Launches Health Information Line!
Lab Researcher
Oct 8, 2019

Drug therapies for vision loss are providing true hope for those living with vision loss; however, recent concerns about the use of off-label injections to treat blinding eye diseases in BC have…

Read More about The Importance of Safety and Cold-Chain Management in Preparing Drug Treatments
Sep 9, 2019

This year, participants in Cycle for Sight events across the country set off on exciting routes through farmland, fields, and country lanes. As with any adventure, our cyclists occasionally came across the…

Read More about Fighting Blindness Canada Celebrates 35 Years of Friendship with the Lions Clubs of Canada
Sep 5, 2019

Alongside our partners at the Canadian Retina Society, the Canadian Council of the Blind, and Novartis, we’re raising awareness about the signs and symptoms of age-related macular degeneration. Check out our PSA,…

Read More about FBC is going to TIFF!
Sep 5, 2019

This month, the Inherited Retinal Dystrophies Consortium Operating for the Under-Represented for Novel Therapies and Services (IRD COUNTS) released a landmark study highlighting the personal costs of living with an inherited retinal…

Read More about Landmark study shows burden of inherited retinal diseases is borne primarily by families

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