Fighting Blindness Canada

Geographic Atrophy: An Update on Two Clinical Trials

Wednesday, March 26 2025 | 13 h 04 min | Vision Science

This month, Fighting Blindness Canada is sharing clinical trial updates on two potential treatments for geographic atrophy (GA), an advanced form of...

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FBC Funded Research Moves to Phase 2/3 Clinical Trial for Diabetic Macular Edema

Wednesday, February 26 2025 | 08 h 57 min | Vision Science

An intact blood-retinal barrier, important for proper retinal function, is disrupted in eye diseases such as wet age-related macular degeneration...

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An infographic explaining how myopia control spectacle lens designs work for treating childhood myopia. On the left, under "Single vision correction," it states that peripheral light rays focus behind the retina, encouraging eye growth and increased myopia progression. The diagram shows peripheral light rays focusing behind the retina, leading to the eye growing longer and becoming more myopic. On the right, under "Myopia control design," it explains that lenslets focus light in front of the retina, slowing the progression of myopia. The diagram includes illustrations of the Essilor Stellest and Hoya MIYOSMART lenses, showing light rays focused by individual lenslets and reduced myopia progression. All of the text also appears in French.

Childhood Myopia (part 4 of 4)

Friday, February 7 2025 | 08 h 09 min | Vision Science

By Thomas Weissberger, RO What responsibilities do opticians have when treating childhood myopia “There is no truly successful communication...

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Illustration of the Kubota Glass device, developed for managing childhood myopia. The device looks like a large, thick rimmed and thick-lensed pair of glasses. Labeled parts include the Paracental prisms, Micro-LED stimuli, Power source, Image segments, and Central distance refraction zone. There are also labels in French.

Childhood Myopia (part 3 of 4)

Friday, January 31 2025 | 07 h 52 min | Vision Science

By Thomas Weissberger, RO Why is peripheral defocus an effective treatment for managing childhood myopia If we think back to basic optics, we...

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Close-up photograph of a smiling child holding a contact lens on the tip of their finger. Childhood myopia remedies include specialty contact lenses.

Childhood Myopia (part 2 of 4)

Friday, January 24 2025 | 08 h 43 min | Vision Science

By Thomas Weissberger, RO There are three key rules for childhood visual environment Children and young teens should spend at least two hours...

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