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Comic Vision
Tickets for Comic Vision 2010 are now on sale!
Cycle for Sight
Thinking about having fun, getting fit and making new friends in 2010? Then Cycle for Sight is for you! Register today to take part in our free spin classes.
Ride for Sight
Canada's longest running motorcycle fundraiser and weekend celebration
Vision Quest
Vision Quest 2009, a unique patient conference. Listen to audio files from the conference.
Top Stories - News & Events
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Choroideremia Patient Survey
January 29, 2010 - Male patients with choroideremia (CHM), their unaffected brothers and carrier females are invited to participate in an on-line survey to broaden the understanding of ocular and general health of CHM patients.
FFB Partnership in Alberta Supports Studentships and Fellowships in Vision Research
Learning how to re-grow eye-brain connections to restore sight
Jan. 25, 2010 - The Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB) is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) to support Studentships and Fellowships in vision research. The first AHFMR/FFB Studentship or Fellowship in Vision Research competition was held in October 2009 and the first studentship was awarded to Elizabeth M. Kita of the University of Calgary, to study proteins called semaphorins, which act like signs to direct these connections during development of the eye.
FFB Funded Discovery Paves Way to Optic Nerve Regeneration
January 25, 2010 – An important research paper by an FFB-funded research trainee, Karen Atkinson-Leadbeater, has been published in the Journal of Neuroscience, a prestigious journal for retina and vision scientists. The paper includes findings made possible by her FFB Studentship award, granted in 2005, titled, Growth Factor Signaling and Visual System Development.
New Clinical Trial for LCA Patients
January 18, 2010 - The Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB) is proud to announce that Dr. Robert Koenekoop of McGill University is now recruiting Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) patients with specific gene defects in RPE65 and LRAT for a drug trial to test the safety and efficacy of a new retinoid. This trial is approved by Health Canada (TPD) and McGill University Health Centre at the Montreal Children's Hospital. For more details or to find out if you qualify please click on the 'read more' link.
Vision Quest 2009 - Fall Newsletter - Now Available
December 4, 2009 - The fall 2009 Vision Quest Newsletter is now available. Read the latest news about the FFB, research updates and FFB's signature events.
Patient Registry. Register today, Read More!
September 28, 2009 - The Patient Registry was developed to capture medical information in one central database of all patients affected by retinal dystrophies. The purpose of capturing these patients’ information is to better understand the natural history of retinal dystrophies, standardize clinical assessment, and most importantly identify patients who could be eligible for clinical trials and/or other therapeutic opportunities that may become available in the near future. For more information about the Patient Registry and to download the forms needed to enroll, please click on 'Read More'. All patients diagnosed with a retinal dystrophy are encouraged to enroll.