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LANDMARK STUDY SHOWS BURDEN OF INHERITED RETINAL DISEASES IS BORNE PRIMARILY BY FAMILIES

This month, the Inherited Retinal Dystrophies Consortium Operating for the Under-Represented for Novel Therapies and Services (IRD COUNTS) released a landmark study highlighting the personal costs of living with an inherited retinal...

NEW SURVEY INITIATIVE ENGAGES PATIENTS AS EXPERTS AND COLLABORATORS

Last year Fighting Blindness Canada launched its Vision Care Pathways (VCP) online tool, a set of resources and guides for people living with eye diseases. These diseases include rare genetic disorders such...

THE ERA OF GENE THERAPY – A PANEL DISCUSSION

In this panel discussion from Vision Quest Vancouver on April 27, 2019, experts from around the world introduced the new era of gene therapy and discussed what this means for the future...

DAVE SWEENY CELEBRATES 11 YEARS OF CYCLE FOR SIGHT

Each year, Cycle for Sight brings together members of the Fighting Blindness Canada community for the perfect one-day ride. From its roots as a “ride-along” part of Ride for Sight, Cycle for...

FDA RULES AGAINST FOR-PROFIT STEM CELL COMPANY

Quick on the heels of last week’s Washington Post article discussing the dangers of stem cell therapy, a U.S. federal judge ruled in favour of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in...

RESTORING VISION WITH STEM CELLS

Dr. David Gamm is a pediatric ophthalmologist investigating how stem cells can be used as a potential treatment for retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Dr. Gamm’s research is supported...