New Report Reveals Vision Loss Costs Canada Almost $33 Billion Annually
Wednesday, May 5 2021 | 10 h 28 min | News, Press Release
The Canadian Council of the Blind, partnering with Fighting Blindness Canada, and key partners, the Canadian Association of Optometrists and the...
Read More
Ontario Patients Experiencing Worsening Eyesight Due to Lack of Access to Care During COVID-19
Wednesday, May 5 2021 | 09 h 30 min | News, Press Release, Survey
The COVID-19 pandemic has had dire consequences for Ontario patients living with eye diseases leading to an inability to access care, according...
Read More
Fighting Blindness Canada Challenges You to Turn Off Your Screens for 24 hours on March 20
Tuesday, February 9 2021 | 15 h 45 min | Events, News, Press Release
Canadians spend a lot of time looking at screens: Computer, phone, gaming and television According to Statistics Canada in a survey completed in...
Read More LHON Study Finds Double the Impact
Wednesday, January 13 2021 | 10 h 58 min | Vision Science
In a surprising finding, scientists have shown that injecting a gene therapy for Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON) into one eye can...
Read More Fighting Blindness Canada Urges Canadians with Diabetes to Stay on Top of Their Regular Eye Exams
Monday, November 2 2020 | 11 h 56 min | News, Press Release
November is Diabetes Awareness Month Of the estimated three million Canadians who live with either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, more than 500,000 live...
Read More
