When Megan Webber, Co-Founder of KnowTheGlow, and Helene Dameris, Director of Global Outreach, met with Carolyn Newman, they were deeply moved by the story of ACE Global. Carolyn, the organization’s Executive Director, has devoted more than 40 years to nonprofit work, and her passion for …
Introducing Dr. Diego Ossandón
When KnowTheGlow (KTG) Co-founder Megan Webber and Director of Global Outreach Helene Dameris sat down virtually with Dr. Diego Ossandón, they were meeting someone who has made it his life’s work to protect the vision and lives of children across Chile. Dr. Ossandón is a …
Introducing Dr. Arun Singh
Last summer at the EURbG Conference in Athens, Greece, Helene Dameris, Director of Global Outreach for KnowTheGlow, had the opportunity to hear Dr. Arun Singh, Director of the Department of Ophthalmic Oncology at Cole Eye Institute of the Cleveland Clinic present. Known globally for his …
Meet Carla Soto Vargas, Know the Glow Chile Ambassador
Carla recently joined KTG, after being contacted in June 2023 by one of KTG’s ambassadors after hearing her story at an international congress evidencing childhood cancer survivorship. Carla is an only child and lives with her parents in a town in Chile located between the …
Ambassadors
Nuestra visión Nuestro objetivo es eliminar a nivel mundial la ceguera infantil evitable. Nuestra visión: evitar que los niños pierdan la suya. Nuestra misión Concienciamos a la población sobre el resplandor (leucocoria) y las más de veinte enfermedades oculares diferentes relacionadas con el resplandor e impulsamos la acción para prevenir la ceguera infantil. Nuestra ...
La historia de Olivia
Diagnóstico: Retinoblastoma Derlis dice que recuerda vívidamente la primera vez que notó el brillo en el ojo izquierdo de su hija Olivia. Era noviembre de 2019 y Olivia tenía solo dos años. Derlis estaba jugando en el interior con Olivia cuando la luz golpeó su ojo como ...