Original Article: https://vgradu.hr/uz-noin-kaputic-i-know-the-glow-organizaciju-educiramo-se-o-rijetkog-bolesti/?fbclid=IwAR1ey7DFqCmeSP45Q0xmezRKxp-YEvddrtXSU6pwCc3nbzPX1nawbXy-gmY English translation Have you heard of Know the Glow, a global nonprofit leader who aims to raise awareness of a rare disease associated with blindness. By the way, the citizens of Velika Gorica have recently encountered a story that has rarely left …
All 3 of the ND Award Winners This Year Were KTG Student Interns!
The Boler-Parseghian Center for Rare and Neglected Diseases has selected Camey Calzolano, ND ’22, Adviti Bali, ND ’23, and Bailey Perczak, ND’22 as the three joint winners of the 2022 Megan K. Crowley Award for Patient Advocacy and the John M. and Mary Jo Boler Rare Disease Research Award. The award recognizes the outstanding combined …
Interview with Maria Arce Moreira
Maria Arce Moreira, the Executive Director for VOSH/International (Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity) is neither an optometrist nor a health care specialist, but she has always worked with global networks. Maria gravitates towards collaboration because she knows that if you connect people, you inevitably have …
Interview with Dr. Gary Mercado
Megan Webber, Co-Founder of KnowTheGlow, was very fortunate to capture Dr. Gary Mercado’s full attention last week as he was managing through five days of quarantine in Manila after visiting family in America. Even though struggling with jet lag and a 14 hour time change, …
Interview with Dr. Mae Dolendo
In her own words, Dr. Mae Dolendo, or “Doc Mae” as she is known amongst her patients and peers, stresses that you must be tenacious when it comes to building a team of dedicated doctors, nurses, and health care providers to care for the pediatric …
Know The Glow Joins IAPB
During the pandemic, KnowTheGlow (KTG) jumped in feet first launching targeted digital social campaigns internationally, bringing its mission of building awareness to help in detecting early childhood blindness to countries around the world. As Emily Dickinson once said “Forever is composed of NOWS” and with …
Interview with Dr. Munir Ahmed, Country Director for Orbis Bangladesh
In 1984, Munir Ahmed, the current Country Director for Orbis Bangladesh, was looking for help with his own eyes when he came to Dhaka and met with the eye doctors of Orbis. The experience left an indelible mark on him and he immediately knew, both …
The Bridge to Brisbane – Kellie Perren
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 …
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 …