Art is Her Best Friend

Yvonne is living her dream. She is an artist, dedicated to raising awareness and funds for vision research.

Become a Community Fundraiser

Community events are a fun way for you to join the fight against blindness and fund sight saving research. Host a fundraiser in your community today!

Out-pacing vision loss

Cycle for Sight founder and co-chair, Michael Ovens, will cycle any distance or run any length to help support sight-saving research.

Meet Molly Burke, FFB Youth Ambassador

Youth Ambassador

Molly Burke is a youth ambassador for the Foundation Fighting Blindness, educating the public about living with blindness while delivering a message of hope to those living with vision impairment.

Meet Norma Bastidas, mom on a mission

Mom on a Mission

Norma is the second person in history to run 7 of the planet's most unforgiving environments on 7 continents in 1 year in support of vision research. Read her about incredible journey.

Meet Dale Turner, proof that research does work

Miracles do happen

Dale Turner is the first Canadian to receive an experimental treatment and have some sight restored by gene therapy. Dale is proof that investing in research works.

Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an eye disease that causes people to lose the central part of their vision as they age. Aproximately one million Canadians have some form of the disease.

Learn more about AMD from this brief overview (or download a PDF version).

AMD Information Centre

More detailed information about AMD prevention, treatment and research is available here:

What is AMD?
Describes AMD and the differences between the dry and wet forms of the disease

Risk Factors
Understand what puts people at risk of AMD

Prevention
Learn how you can reduce your risk of AMD

Early detection and Symptoms
Learn the early signs of AMD and download the Amsler Grid, a tool you can use at home to help detect the signs of AMD

AMD Treatments
Treatments and nutritional supplements currently approved to treat AMD.

AMD Research
Highlights of FFB-funded studies and clinical trials of AMD treatments.

Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to some common questions about AMD.

You can also visit our AMD awareness page to see some of the resources that the FFB has developed in partnership with the International AMD Alliance to increase awareness of the prevention and treatment options now available. 

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