Improving treatment options for neurotrophic keratITIS to prevent blindness
Dr. Gregory Borschel (The Hospital for Sick Children, Research Institute) is one of our 2020 research grant awardees. Dr. Borschel, a surgeon and assistant professor at the University of Toronto, will use…
Research News
April 2024 Sight loss may be caused by gut bacteria in some IRDs A study published in the high impact journal Cell, suggests that a particular genetic mutation may allow gut bacteria…
View Point: Bringing Education Online!
View Point: A Virtual Education Series is a new Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) initiative that was developed this spring. In response to the new world of COVID-19 and concern for the safety…
2020 Vision Summit – Vision Research
Download a Word FileProvide Your Feedback Canadian Vision 2020 White Paper VISION RESEARCH At the outset of 2020, a symbolic year for those connected to vision loss, it is clear Canadian ophthalmology…
Looking forward: Vision Quest 2020
2019 was a big year for Vision Quest! Our signature educational series went coast-to-coast, with more than 650 people attending nationwide. Vision Quest events took several forms, from “TED-Talk-style” Speakers Series sessions…
From Bench to Bedside and Back Again: ARVO Comes to Canada
The phrase “from the bench to the bedside” is often used to describe the path to new medical treatments, beginning with a discovery at the laboratory “bench” and finishing when patients can…
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