The twinkling lights, silver bells, bright colors, and familiar faces of the holiday season are sights we look forward to seeing every year. But it is a sad truth that many children will not be able to enjoy the beloved and familiar sights of this …
Life, well-lived
In November, Know The Glow received two stories from women diagnosed with retinoblastoma, one in the 1930s and the other in 1960s. Separated by a generation, both were diagnosed at 18 months of age and have gone on to live long, happy lives following having their eyes …
Advances in fighting cancer
When a child is diagnosed with an eye-condition or disease, their whole world can be upended. They can go from normal, happy child to a never-ending sequence of doctors visits, surgeries, physical therapy and, at times, chemotherapy. This unhappy process is often made “survivable” by …
Child Health Day
Every year on the first Monday of October, we celebrate Child Health Day. This year, Child Health Day fell on October 1st which sets the tone for the whole month. Child Health Day is an opportunity to learn more and to review guidelines and procedures …
Mes de sensibilización sobre la ceguera
Octubre es el Mes de la Concienciación sobre la Ceguera, en el que se educa al público tanto sobre las enfermedades que causan la ceguera como sobre la enorme capacidad de los que sufren la pérdida de visión o la ceguera total por sí mismos. La concepción cultural de la ceguera es muy diferente de su realidad. La "ceguera" se presenta a menudo ...
Back To School
The summer is fading fast and those long lazy evenings on the porch are morphing into harried afternoons shuttling kids to and from their various activities. The school year is fully upon us.In between gathering their new school shoes and fresh pages of notebooks, take …
Early Detection Can Save Eyesight
When it comes to protecting your child’s vision, one of the simplest methods can often be overlooked or lost in the shuffle. School-aged children should be getting vision tests as early as possible. The Association of Optometrists in the UK suggests that children as young …
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Your daughter keeps rubbing her eyes, and every time your son looks at something in the distance he squints and slightly tilts his head. Are these simply symptoms of allergies, tiredness, and day time light, or are they signs of a larger issue? In order …
Únase al grupo comunitario Know the Glow
Hola a todos! Estamos increíblemente emocionados por el lanzamiento de nuestro Grupo Comunitario de KTG en Facebook y estamos deseando contar con vuestra ayuda para dirigir su crecimiento. Siempre hemos querido crear un foro para que los padres de KTG compartan ideas, pensamientos, sugerencias y ...