Megan Webber, co-founder of KnowTheGlow, and Helene Dameris, Director of Global Outreach, recently engaged in a pivotal conversation with Dr. Maria Pefkianaki, Director of the Ocular Oncology Service in Athens, Greece. Dr. Pefkianaki’s journey is one of resilience, dedication, and a relentless pursuit of a …
International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) Conference in Mexico City – 25-27 June 2024
Megan Webber, Helene Dameris and our new partnership liaison, Caitlin Villante, are looking forward to attending the IAPB conference in Mexico City this June! Megan has been asked to present as part of a panel entitled “Act Today – Transform Tomorrow”! At the conference we …
Meet Dr. Dan Alter
Megan Webber, Co-Founder of KnowTheGlow, and Helene Dameris, Global Outreach Director, had the privilege of sitting down with Dr. Dan Alter, President of Focus Inc., facilitated through an introduction by Dr. Yamilee Chérubin, the only pediatric ophthalmologist in Haiti. In the world of vision care, …
Oliver’s Glow Story
“It was God’s divine intervention”.This is how Kristin Bell begins telling her son Oliver’s medical journey. In October of 2021, Oliver was two years old, when Kristin started to notice a white “glow” in his eye. She would only notice it when he would turn …
Jude’s Glow Story
Melissa Kearns and her husband live in New York and were beyond excited to find themselves pregnant after spending five years struggling to have a child. Jude was born in April of 2021 and was a beautiful bouncing baby boy but not long after he …
Brazilian April Brown Campaign Update
https://www.iapb.org/blog/april-brown-launches-for-2024/ As part of our ongoing Brazil awareness campaign, KTG is delighted to highlight the recently completed April Brown Campaign and their work raising awareness of eye disease and eye health throughout Brazil! We are happy to see that the campaign which began in April …
World Congress of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Conference – 11-13 July 2024
KTG is honored to have Sandra Staffieri representing KTG at the Kuala Lumpur WSPOS Conference in July! She will be presenting on how digital technology is enhancing awareness and early diagnosis of childhood eye disease.
International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) Conference in Mexico City – 25-27 June 2024
Megan Webber, Helene Dameris and our new partnership liaison, Caitlin Villante, are looking forward to attending the IAPB conference in Mexico City this June! At the conference we hope to meet with other IAPB members from around the world to discuss issues surrounding awareness of …
Ocular Oncology Symposium Athens, Greece – 30 May – June 1 2024
We are delighted to announce that Helene Dameris, Director of Global Outreach for KnowTheGlow, will be attending the upcoming combined conference of the 1st Ocular Oncology Symposium and the 10th Annual European Retinoblastoma Meeting Group. Scheduled to take place from May 30th to June 1st, …
Calling all Coats’ Patients and Parents!
Help a Coats’ Patient and High School student researcher to further his research on Coats’ Disease The Jack McGovern Coats’ Disease Foundation is happy to support Coats’ patient and high school student John, who is participating in a three-year science program in which he is …