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Zebrafish
Oct 1, 2018

Question: Hi Dr. McFarlane! Can you please introduce yourself and tell us how you became interested in vision research and zebrafish? Dr. McFarlane: I am a Professor in the Department of Cell…

Read More about Harnessing the Power of Zebrafish to Fight Blindness: An Interview with Dr. Sarah McFarlane
Ana Juricic
Oct 1, 2018

Each year, Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) holds several Vision Quest educational events across the country. Our second Vision Quest of 2018 took place on September 15 in Toronto, Ontario and brought over…

Read More about New Video and Podcast About Accessible Technology
Young Leaders
Sep 28, 2018

Launched in 2015 by Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC), the National Young Leaders Program saw a lot of growth in 2018. Designed to provide Canadian youth living with vision loss and blindness with…

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Fork in the Road
Sep 27, 2018

Along with the brain, the eye is one of the human body’s most intricate components, an elaborate collection of parts working in tandem to do one thing: gather external light and focus…

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Dr. Philippe Monnier
Sep 12, 2018

There is no doubt that funding vision research is the surest path to developing new sight-saving treatments. Just ask our Scientific Advisory Board. September 5, 2018 was a very special day for…

Read More about Inaugural Recipient of the Restore Vision 20/20 Award Announced!
Microphone
Sep 10, 2018

Dr. Chad Andrews, our Manager of Research and Education, recently appeared on the AMI podcast The Pulse to discuss Cycle for Sight (4:00), recent breakthroughs in gene therapy (7:40), Dr. Michel Cayouette’s…

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