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Fighting Blindness Canada announces winners of the 2021 Clinician Scientist Emerging Leader Award

The award will support promising early career clinician-scientists undertaking cutting-edge vision research. Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) is pleased to announce the three recipients of the 2021 Clinician Scientist Emerging Leader Award (CSEL)….

FBC announces new award to fund BBS10 research

Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) is pleased to announce a new award to support research by Dr. Arlene Drack (University of Iowa) to develop a new gene therapy treatment for retinal degeneration caused…

New & Innovative AMD Treatments

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of vision loss in people over 50. It affects the central portion of the retina called the “macula” which is responsible for detailed,…

FBC researcher investigating the cause of vision loss in Usher syndrome

In early 2020, Fighting Blindness Canada was pleased to announce a new research award for Dr. Vincent Tropepe (University of Toronto) to study the genetic basis of Usher syndrome, the most common…

New study shows staggering costs of Inherited Retinal Diseases

Every year, the cost of inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) in Canada is $1.6 billion, a cost largely borne by affected individuals and their families. IRDs, including retinitis pigmentosa, rod-cone dystrophy, and Stargardt…

Eye Health Videos

Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) has partnered with Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) to produce a series of videos about vision health and a variety of eye diseases, hosted by Dr. Ana Juricic. Dr. Ana…

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