Posted on 2020-12-29 Dr. Andrew Blaikie was fresh out of the cataract operating theatre in NHS Fife, Scotland when Megan Webber, Co-Founder of KnowTheGlow sat down to zoom with the ophthalmologist and senior lecturer at the University of St Andrews School of Medicine. Dr. Blaikie …
KNOW THE GLOW INTERVIEWS DR. RAMESH KEKUNNAYA
Childhood blindness in India is estimated to be five times as that seen in the developed world. For that reason, KTG is making a concerted effort to reach out to medical professionals in the country to better understand how to reach these children and increase …
KNOW THE GLOW INTERVIEWS DR. BRENDA GALLIE
Picture and bio information from: http://www.sickkids.ca/AboutSickKids/Directory/People/G/Brenda-Gallie.html INTRO: Dr. Brenda Gallie is an ophthalmologist at The Hospital for Sick Children, who specializes exclusively in retinoblastoma. Her research has led her to the discovery of fundamental principles of tumor suppressor genes and the regulation of activity of …
Cameron’s Glow Story
Diagnosis: Coats’ Disease Maggie remembers the very first time she saw “the Glow” in her three year old son, Cameron’s, eye. She was in a dimly lit room giving him a bath. He looked up at her and for a second she noticed a flash in …
Dr. Yogita Rajgandhi #ICanEyeCan
Know The Glow is proud to introduce Dr. Yogita Rajgandhi, M.S., a leader in preventing, treating, and educating individuals about blindness in India. In India there are nearly 3.4 million people (including 1.6 million children!) who are blind or visually impaired – many due to …
Calvin’s Glow Story
Diagnosis: Ocular Melanoma Kristy was not surprised when she received the note from her son, Calvin’s, school nurse stating that he had failed his vision test. After all, both she and her husband wear glasses. Now that Cal was 13, she assumed he would just …
Kay-La’s Glow Story
Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Kay-La Ann says she is forever grateful to her Uncle and family’s intuition. She was only 5 months old when they noticed a strange Glow in Kay-La’s eyes while the family was moving her Uncle into a new home. After this was brought to …
Know The Glow Activity Book
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Superhero Diaz’s Glow Story
Diagnosis: Coats’ Disease It all started back in 2004, when my son Diaz was 4 years old. He was playing with his cousins at my sister’s house and my sister noticed that he was squinting. I didn’t think much about it and scheduled an appointment at …
Walker’s Glow Story
Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma This is our hero, Walker. He is currently twenty-one months old. Walker was born with two congenital heart defects, TAPVR & ASD, and had open heart surgery at only six weeks of age. Since Walker’s repair, he has had clear echos and we are …