August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month! In recognition of this important awareness month, we are sharing on the topic of myopia and how this eye condition can affect children. Keep…

This year, Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) marked its annual Cycle for Sight 15-year milestone in Ontario and 10-year milestone in the West Coast with many cherished unforgettable (and some unexpected) moments. Our…

Were you told as a child that eating carrots would improve your vision? Wonder if screens and blue light negatively impact your eyesight? You are not alone! Below we share 8 common…

In 2020, Fighting Blindness Canada awarded Dr. Elizabeth Simpson at the University of British Columbia a research grant of $297,000 to support the development of a potential gene therapy for the inherited…

Fighting Blindness Canada community member Shirley Marr shares with us how her mother Mollie was impacted by blindness and the important call to support sight-saving research… The story of my mother and…

These two awards will fund projects at the forefront of research into glaucoma and inherited retinal diseases. For nearly 50 years, Fighting Blindness Canada has helped move the needle on vision research,…