Cloudy Eye Causes Cloudy eyes refers to cloudy or opaqueness on the surface of the eye. If your child appears to have cloudy eyes, his or her vision may be impacted. Cloudy eyes are caused by a change in the lens of the eye, making …
Retinoblastoma Survivor Shows Cubs® World Series Spirit with Prosthetic Eye
In honor of the Chicago Cubs® playing in the World Series tonight, we wanted to share more on Beckham, the 7-year-old Retinoblastoma survivor who proudly wears a Cub’s logo prosthetic eye. Beckham’s mother, Erin, says that he first began exhibiting signs of “The Glow” in May …
Glow of the Month: Amblyopia
November’s “Glow of the Month” is amblyopia. According to the National Eye Institute, “Amblyopia is the medical term used when the vision in one of the eyes is reduced because the eye and the brain are not working together properly.” When one eye develops good …
Kara Ciocca
Kara Ciocca has an intimate relationship to the Know The Glow campaign. As Megan Webber’s sister and Aunt to Benjamin Webber, Kara was the first to notice the Glow in Benjamin’s eye after finding it in photos she’d taken during a family vacation. Kara had …
[:en]Glow of the Month: Retinoblastoma[:]
Coloboma is a condition where a gap occurs in the tissue that surrounds the eye. Coloboma is caused when the eyes do not form properly during pregnancy and can affect about one in every 10,000 births. This condition can affect one or both eyes. The gap can …
El brillo del mes: Retinoblastoma
Know the Glow’s “Glow of the Month” is Retinoblastoma. We chose Retinoblastoma because September is Childhood Cancer Month. Retinoblastoma is a cancer that starts in the retina and is most commonly found in infants and young children. Share your Retinoblastoma stories on Facebook today and …
Introducing Know The Glow®’s “Glow” Of The Month!
Coats’ Disease Know The Glow® is proud to introduce our new “Glow” of the Month series! Starting with Coats’ Disease, we’re highlighting a “Glow”-related vision disease or condition each month. The “Glow” of the Month for August is Coats’ Disease. To help us kick-off our …
#SelfiesSaveSight
Join Our #SelfiesSaveSight Campaign! Share your (or your child’s) eye-selfie, a self-taken photo of your eye, with hashtag #KnowTheGlow and text GLOW to 80077 to donate $5 to join our #SelfiesSaveSight campaign. Your donation in combination with your eye-selfie will help Know The Glow® save …
Press Release: Collaboration Brings Vision Awareness to Spanish Community
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Collaboration Brings Awareness of Childhood Blindness Prevention To Spanish Communities Los Angeles, Calif., (July 8, 2016)—Two organizations committed to ending childhood blindness and other eye diseases—Know The Glow® and Retinoblastoma International—have teamed up to boost awareness within LA’s Spanish-speaking communities Know The …
Know The Glow® Branded Apparel is Here!
The. Wait. Is. Over. We have received your questions about where to purchase Know The Glow® apparel and accessories, and we are excited to announce the launch of our new branded merchandise! Know The Glow has made a Zazzle® store to bring our “Glow” families …