2025 Contest - Know The Glow

KnowTheGlow®/OPTOGLOBE "Glow Awareness" Video Contest 2025

We are thrilled to announce the 2025 KnowTheGlow®/OPTOGLOBE "Glow Awareness" Video Contest!

The Contest

The KnowTheGlow/OPTOGLOBE "Glow Awareness" Video Contest is a unique, free-to-enter competition designed to transform creative content into global awareness about leukocoria, also known as "the Glow," and the childhood blinding diseases it can indicate. We invite optometry students and professionals to join us in raising awareness through original video content.

Get The Contest Rules

Prizes:

Prizes include:

First Place: $500 USD
Second Place: $300 USD
Third Place: $200 USD

Winners will be announced on social media, with runner-ups also recognized. All participants will receive a certificate of participation and access to volunteer opportunities.

Grand Prize and Runner-Up videos will be published nationally and globally through KTG’s social media channels.

Key Dates:

Entries should be submitted according to the timelines listed below or as communicated.

Any entries submitted outside of these timelines will automatically be disqualified.
Successful entries will be contacted.

Entry submissions opens
11:00 AM WAT Monday, September 15, 2025

Entry Submission Closes
Wednesday, November 15, 2025

Announcement of Winners
Saturday, December 15, 2025

Know The Glow Resources:

Here are some links to provide you with additional information about the Glow. Any of our international images are available for incorporation into your video:

JOIN THE CONTEST!

For more information, rules, and to submit your entry, visit our website and click "Join Contest." Let's work together to eliminate preventable childhood blindness through early detection and awareness!

Name(Required)

First Last

Title/University Affiliation(Required)

Email(Required)

Phone

Country(Required)

Country

Social Channel Where Video Is Posted(Required)

Please provide the entire URL of the location of the video.

Upload Video (50mb or Less)

Max. file size: 50 MB.

If your video is more than 50mb you can link it here:

Consent to Use Video(Required)

By checking I agree to the copyright and usage policy.

By entering, you grant Know The Glow a royalty-free, worldwide license to use your video for educational, promotional, and other purposes. You retain ownership but agree to allow Know The Glow to use your name and video without compensation.

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About Know The Glow

KnowTheGlow is an awareness organization dedicated to sharing information about the Glow, leukocoria, and the implications of identifying it in vision screenings, flash photos, or other settings. Visible only in certain settings, we aim to build awareness about the more than 20 vision conditions it can indicate, with a special alert for retinoblastoma, cancer of the eye. Working with our partners we hope to help globally eliminate Glow-related preventable childhood blindness through information and education.

Learn more about KnowTheGlow here or reach out to us at info@knowtheglow.org.

About OPTOGLOBE

OPTOGLOBE is a vibrant community of optometry students across the world. With a growing reach in about 38+ countries, we are dedicated to advancing the field of optometry through education, networking and advocacy. Since our inception, we have been committed to empowering students with the resources and support they need to succeed in their academic and professional pursuits.

Visit www.optoglobe.org or send a mail to info.optoglobe@gmail.com to learn more about OPTOGLOBE today.

Interested in Getting Involved?

If you or your organization are interested in volunteering, supporting, or sponsoring Know The Glow and our work towards ending childhood blindness, click the button below to learn more.

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