Earlier this year, we at KTG shared a story about a then five year old little warrior from Queensland, Australia named Isabelle. (https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/9111435/mum-daughter-eye-cancer-white-glow-photo/). We spoke of how Isabelle’s mother, Kellie, noticed a Glow in her daughter’s eye and how this Glow led Isabelle to …
Interview with Dr. Mahmooda Rahman
Dr. Mahmooda Rahman, an amazing and inspiring pediatric Ophthalmologist at OSB(Ophthalmological Society of Bangladesh) Eye Hospital, had always admired how her mentor, Dr. Sabbir Anwar, worked with children. There was a passion there; a desire to take the time to talk to the children and …
Eli’s Glow Story
Diagnosis: Coats’ Disease When Eli was just seven months old he began to exhibit persistent high fevers. These fevers became very alarming to his parents, Christina and Shawn Gill. They were common and could reach as high as 107 degrees! Eli was also sleeping …
Chloe’s Glow Story
Diagnosis: Bi-lateral Retinoblastoma Trisha says that March 3rd of 2011 was the day their lives changed forever. Trisha’s daughter, Chloe, had seen her pediatrician a few days earlier for a scheduled nine-month well visit. At this exam her pediatrician, Dr. Draker became concerned as he …
Robert and Kim Molter- PNT School of Optometry
Robert and Kimberly Molter had enjoyed dual practices in Michigan but when the opportunity presented itself to sell their practices, they did and happily began the next chapter of their lives- retirement. Regrettably, for Robert, it wasn’t long before he was asking “What now?” Megan …
Interview with Sandra Staffieri
Megan Webber, Co-Founder of KnowTheGlow, has known Sandra Staffieri for several years but never really knew the story of how she came to be such a strong advocate for leukocoria awareness in young children and for families with retinoblastoma. Sandra is currently a Research …
Thanmaya Bekkalale and Josephine Joseph, Co-founders of the Iksha Foundation
When Thanmaya Bekkalale and Josephine Joseph, co-founders of the Iksha Foundation (http://ikshafoundation.org), first discovered a white fleck in photographs of their then 3-year-old son’s eye they was not particularly concerned. It was actually a cousin who, noticing the white fleck, told them that it could …
Vietnam’s Best Optometry Investment, Minh Anh Tran
[Read about Minh Anh’s inspirational journey and the incredible opportunities being created in Vietnam thanks to the work begun by the Brien Holden Vision Institute Foundation and the Eye Care Foundation’s investment in Minh Anh and in the future of Vietnam.] —————————————————————- Minh Anh Tran …
Grace’s Glow Story
Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma In 2004, when Grace was almost five months old, we were at my parents house preparing for my brother’s wedding. While changing Grace on the bed under the light, I noticed her left pupil did not look right. It looked almost translucent, rather …
Isabella’s Glow Story
Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Zsolt Daniel and his wife, Mariateresa, were living in Caracas, Venezuela when Covid-19 began to spread across the globe. They had many concerns about the welfare of their friends and family with the pandemic but were especially concerned about the health of their …