It has been nearly a year since the WHO launched its global guidelines to support eye health for children and adults. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240048959 ( Package of eye care interventions). These recommendations include the much needed universal Newborn Eye Screening (NES) care directives. Dr. Lola Solebo, a …
Meet Dr. Sarah Chamney
Images from a KnowTheGlow global campaign are making an impact on the Emerald Isle. Dr. Sarah Chamney, a pediatric ophthalmologist in Dublin, said she was deeply moved by the photographs shown to her by Megan Webber, co-founder of KTG. Dr. Chamney felt that the messages …
Interview with Dr. Jairo Mercado
Megan Webber, the co-Founder of KnowTheGlow, was excited to speak with Dr. Jairo Mercado, a young optometrist, and teacher at the School of Optometry at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua (UNAN) who was also honored as an IAPB Eye Health Hero. It was Dr. Mercado, …
Meet Christina King, the Ocularist transforming the world of Ocularistry.
As Megan Webber, co-founder of Know the Glow, discovered, it’s hard to believe that Christina had never intended to be an ocularist. A chance encounter with a classmate set the wheels in motion for her extraordinary career. While attending an art history class, the woman …
Meet Ivana Ristevski
The Canadian Retinoblastoma Research Advisory Board (CRRAB) is composed of patients, health professionals, and researchers from across Canada who participate in patient-partnered research and related activities and events. CRRAB aims to have patients work alongside researchers and health professionals to create meaningful, co-directed retinoblastoma research …
Richard Reiman – Imagination Storybooks
Richard Reiman, founder of Imagination Storybooks, is dedicated to making children’s books accessible for all children. Reiman created the not-for-profit company in 2019 in order to create and distribute children’s books with audio description for blind and low vision children to enjoy. Some books even …
Meet Laite Tuiloma
Over the last year, KnowTheGlow has been able to reach many people around the hoping that KTG’s multiple international campaigns help families as well as healthcare professionals to heightened awareness and knowledge of the glow-related conditions that are preventable or treatable if found in time. …
Ocular Octopus Program Announcement
Know the Glow’s gift program collaboration with The Ocular Octopus is launching March 1, 2023! The Ocular Octopus, an educational, stuffed octopus with removable eyes, is the wonderful creation of Hillary Yeager. Children featured in the KTG Glow Gallery who have lost an eye to a …
KidsVisionCheck
Gary Franklin, Bob Williams, and Alan Bush believe they can make an important contribution to the early detection of childhood vision problems with a new smartphone app they have just launched, KidsVisionCheck. Available in the App and Play Stores, it is a free vision screening …
Meet Christina Gonzalez
At age 23, Christina Gonzalez is reaching tens of thousands on her Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/gogoldforchildhoodcancer/ building awareness about Childhood Cancer! With areas on her page dedicated to Pediatric Leukemia, Sarcoma, DIPG, and Retinoblastoma among others, Christina has found a unique way to not only build …