It is often said that if you want to get something done right, do it yourself. When speaking with Dwayne Collins, a self-taught and internationally renowned ocularist from Australia, it was immediately clear to Megan Webber, Co-Founder of KnowTheGlow, that Dwayne took this axiom to …
Luca’s Glow Story
Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma We first noticed a “cloudiness” in Luca’s right eye in November or December of 2021. He was about 10 months old at the time and has blue eyes, so we thought it had to do with that and really didn’t think anything of …
Sign up now to attend the Bridging the Gap Between Vision Screening Referrals Webinar
KTG is proud to promote the webinar being hosted by KTG Partner Prevent Blindness and the National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health. Register today! Thursday, October 19, 2022, 2:00 – 3:30 Eastern Time Hosted by the National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye …
7th Annual Know The Glow Event hosted by Jimmy Choo
We’re thrilled to invite you to an elegant evening of shopping, light bites, and cocktails on Thursday, October 13, 2022 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM at Jimmy Choo in Beverly Hills! A percentage of all purchases will go directly towards providing critical sight-saving support and education to …
Interview with Dr. Juame Català
Dr. Jaume Català-Mora had wanted to be a doctor from a very young age, but it was life itself that specifically led him to become a pediatric retinal ophthalmologist. Dr. Català-Mora studied ophthalmology at the Bellvitge Hospital and found himself gravitating toward retinal diseases. It …
Lucas’s Glow Story
Diagnosis: PFV Kaitlin had a feeling that Lucas was going to change her life when he refused to turn from the breech position, and she had to have a cesarean section. When he finally entered the world, he weighed in at a whopping 11 pounds! …
Jakov’s Glow Story
Diagnosis: PHPV Jakov was born on January 13, 2022 and was discharged from the maternity ward as a perfectly healthy newborn. But, like any mother, Nikolina soon noticed that the left eye of her baby was not the same as the right eye, and that …
Interview with Chantal Kritzinger
Chantal Kritzinger, an ocularist in Johannesburg, South Africa, always knew she wanted to go into a helping profession. After completing high school, she pursued studies in psychology and gravitated toward working with adults with special needs until a desire to study further gave way to …
PreventBlindness.Org
Prevent Blindness (PB) has been preserving sight and preventing blindness in the United States for more than 100 years! Established in New York in 1908, Prevent Blindness was the second national voluntary organization in the US preceded only by the American Lung Association. As Megan …
Ryu’s Glow Story
Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Ryu is only ten years old but has already fought a battle most will never face in a lifetime. When Ryu was only six months old his mother, Agatha, sensed there was something not quite right. Ryu’s left eye would periodically drift. Agatha …