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A birds-eye image of the Vancouver skyline. In the foreground, tall office and condo buildings; behind, the evergreens of Stanley Park. In the distance, you can see the neighbourhoods of North Vancouver; further still, snow-capped mountains. It's a sunny day, with billowing clouds.
May 7, 2019

To coincide with the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)’s Annual General Meeting, Fighting Blindness Canada was in Vancouver for a busy week of events, including Vision Quest, a Young…

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Photo of a stand binocular pointed at a sunset
May 7, 2019

May is Vision Health Month! Did you know that three out of four cases of vision loss are preventable—but only if they’re treated early? That’s why Fighting Blindness Canada is partnering with…

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May 6, 2019

This is a guest post written by Samantha Moore, a recent addition to the FBC head office! As Coordinator of the National Young Leaders Program, Sam works part-time with FBC’s Research and…

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View of downtown Vancouver from the top of the Blue Horizon Hotel in Vancouver. You can see the mountains in the background as well as the ocean.
May 6, 2019

The phrase “from the bench to the bedside” is often used to describe the path to new medical treatments, beginning with a discovery at the laboratory “bench” and finishing when patients can…

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Apr 25, 2019

UN MOT DU PRÉSIDENT-DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL Depuis 45 ans, la fondation Fighting Blindness recueille des fonds pour financer des recherches de la plus haute importance sur les maladies de l’œil causant la cécité. Depuis…

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Apr 24, 2019

A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CEO For 45 years, the Foundation Fighting Blindness has raised and directed critical funding into sight-saving research for blinding eye diseases. From our earliest days as…

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