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Sep 14, 2016

What do you want to know about clinical trials for your children? Clinical trials for gene and stem cell therapies for genetic eye diseases are underway. If these early phase trials are…

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Robin Ali and Michel Cayouette
Sep 6, 2016

What does it feel like to win the lottery? Just ask Dr. Michel Cayouette, who was awarded close to $1 million in government funding to support his vision research. But really, it’s…

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Andras Nagy
Aug 16, 2016

Today, there are no approved stem-cell treatments for blinding eye diseases. Dr. Andras Nagy’s research is trying to solve this problem by developing a safe and “smart” stem-cell therapy. To do this,…

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Young Leaders Attendees
Aug 15, 2016

What is the Foundation Fighting Blindness National Young Leaders Program? In 2015, the Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB) launched the National Young Leaders Program. The goal of this program is to build a…

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Research Data
Jul 26, 2016

We are thrilled to announce the six winning research projects from Fighting Blindness Canada’s annual grant competition! Keep reading to learn how these projects are fueling the development of new treatments for…

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Apr 29, 2016

Will gene therapy be an effective treatment for blinding eye diseases?  Many people who live with vision loss are waiting for an answer, while scientists and clinicians are testing a variety of…

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