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 …
Targeted Therapy Technologies, LLC (3T Ophthalmics) Receives FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Episcleral Topotecan for the Treatment of Retinoblastoma—a Pediatric Ocular Cancer
Irvine, California, 4th October 2021—Targeted Therapy Technologies, LLC (3T Ophthalmics) has been awarded Breakthrough Therapy Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its lead anti- cancer drug product candidate, Episcleral Topotecan, for the treatment of pediatric Retinoblastoma. Breakthrough Therapy Designation requires that the …
Interview with Dr. Donny Won Suh
Dr. Donny Won Suh, Pediatric Ophthalmologist at Gavin Herbert Eye Institute at the University of California at Irvine (UCI) and at Children’s Hospital of Orange County, joked with Megan Webber of KnowTheGlow, that his wife likes to call him “Donny Gump” as he has traveled …
Interview with Dr. James Muecke, Co-Founder of Sight For All
Recently, KnowTheGlow Co-Founder, Megan Webber, had the pleasure of a zoom get-together with Dr. James Muecke, Co-Founder of Sight For All and also 2020 Australian of the Year. It did not take long for Megan to see how the humble and genuinely giving ophthalmologist received …
Dr Chau & 80 Optometry Students
On Saturday, August 28th, Megan and the Global Outreach Team from KTG partnered with Dr Chau from Vietnam to share information regarding the Glow and the differential diagnoses it can represent with nearly 80 optometry students from the PNT (Pham Ngoc Thach) Optometry Club in …
Interview With Bharath Balasubramaniam
Recently KnowTheGlow had the chance to speak with Mr. Bharath Balasubramaniam, President of the Sankara Eye Foundation and Eye Institute, an organization at the forefront of universal comprehensive eye care in India. With its unique and effective hybrid model Sankara aims to eliminate curable blindness …
Interview with Dr. Fabiola López
In the valley at the base of the Venezuelan Andes mountains is the town of Merida and the Universidad de Los Andes (ULA), the second oldest university in Venezuela. It is also home to Dr. Fabiola López, a pediatric ophthalmologist who received her medical training …
Introducing Stella Matthew of Golden Butterflies, a Children’s Palliative Care Foundation in India
Last week, KnowTheGlow Co-Founder, Megan Webber, and her team sat down to speak with Co-Founder & Managing Trustee Stella Matthew of Golden Butterflies, a Children’s Palliative Care Foundation in India (Chennai -Tamilnadu). The Board of Trustees (Co-Founders) of Golden Butterflies were also present, comprised of …
Introducing Monika König of Kinder Augen Krebs Stiftung (KAKS), the Children’s Eye Cancer Foundation of Germany
Last week, KnowTheGlow Co-Founder, Megan Webber, and her team sat down to speak with Monika König of Kinder Augen Krebs Stiftung (KAKS), the Children’s Eye Cancer Foundation of Germany. The organization has been doing amazing and inspirational work for 12 years focused on spreading awareness …