Vision Health Month
May is Vision Health Month, and this year, we’re exploring how research can change lead to real world impact. Research can help you keep your independence, see your daughter graduate and watch your son get married. Join us in marking Vision Health Month and learn how you can help us turn Science into Sight.
Turning Science into Sight
With your support, we can ensure world-class researchers are able to explore their bold ideas and push the boundaries of our understanding. Below is a look at the projects of just three Canadian researchers funded by FBC through our Early Career Research Grants. Learn how they’re turning Science into Sight.
Dr. Matthew Benson
The goal of Dr. Matthew Benson’s project is to understand how defects in peroxisomes lead to retinal degeneration. Peroxisomes are small structures that help cells break down fats and neutralize harmful substances.
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Dr. Pierre Mattar
Once a retinal cell dies, it is lost forever. This is why retinal cell death plays a key role in the main causes of blindness. And this is why Dr. Pierre Mattar’s lab focuses on understanding how neural cell types are produced and maintained.
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Dr. Brittany Carr
Dr. Brittany Carr is diving deep into the mysteries of photoreceptors—specialized cells that allow us to see. Her project focuses on a gene called prominin-1 (PROM1), known to play a critical role in retinal diseases like bull’s-eye macular dystrophy and cone-rod dystrophy.
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Join MOVE FOR SIGHT
Join hundreds of Canadians from coast to coast to help raise funding for sight-saving research, as well as educational programs. On Saturday, June 6, join us in person in Vancouver, Hamilton, Ottawa or Toronto, or move your own way from anywhere in Canada. You can walk, run, jump, cycle, skate and more. Gather your family, friends, neighbours and colleagues and come together to help create a brighter future.
Join a View Point Educational Event
FBC is dedicated to providing in-depth educational resources on blinding eye disease, as well as updates on the latest research and a chance for individuals and families living with vision loss to connect with one another through community connection sessions. View recent View Point webinars and sign up for upcoming in-person and virtual events.
AMD Webinar
In this webinar on age-related macular degeneration, Dr. Shaheer Aboobaker, Vitreoretinal Surgeon, shares insights from his work across clinical care, research, and global clinical trials, highlighting advances in technology and treatment approaches relevant to AMD.
Glaucoma Webinar
Glaucoma & Optic Nerve: In Conversation features Dr. Qianqian Wang, an ophthalmologist specializing in glaucoma, and Dr. Jason Meyer, Indiana University, providing insights and answering questions on glaucoma research and treatments.
Help Support Future Research & Programs
Fighting Blindness Canada is helping turn that science into solutions, funding the most promising research, moving it out of the lab and into the hands of people who need it most. Help us make a difference.
Join the Fight!
Learn how your support is helping to bring a future without blindness into focus! Be the first to learn about the latest breakthroughs in vision research and events in your community by subscribing to our e-newsletter that lands in inboxes the beginning of each month.