Developing a stem cell therapy to restore sight
Fighting Blindness Canada is pleased to announce that the team of Dr. David Gamm (University of Wisconsin) and Dr. William Beltran (University of Pennsylvania) have been awarded $725,000 to continue their ground-breaking…
Supporting Vision Researchers of Tomorrow
Our inaugural vision research competition, ‘Eye on the Cure presented by FYidoctors’, premiered on Saturday November 13th, 2021. In front of our three esteemed judges – Dr. Al Ulsifer, Dr. Michel Cayouette,…
Restore Vision 20/20 Research Awards: Developing Treatments to Restore Sight
In 2018 Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) announced the first Restore Vision 20/20 research awards which support world-class research teams to develop therapeutic approaches for late-stage retinal degeneration, specifically retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Through…
Your impact: How FBC funded research is leading the way to new treatments for retinal degeneration
Until recently there were no treatments for inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) but investments in research over the past decades have started to pay off. Treatments are now being tested and, in the…
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…
Looking into the genetics of inherited retinal diseases with Dr. Rob Koenekoop
Meet the Expert: Dr. Robert Koenekoop is a Montreal-based clinician-scientist, meaning he is both a medical doctor, trained in Ophthalmology and also does research about inherited retinal diseases (IRDs). He’s also a…
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