Nav Dhillon, the founder and creator of 1iCollective, 1icollective.com, is a testament to the power of turning adversity into a platform for positive change. Her journey into advocacy began many years ago after a tragic incident at age 20 left Nav with a lacerated eye. …
Dr. Andrew Blaikie and The Arclight Project
While most of the world was still emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic and trying to make up for lost time, there are others who seized the opportunity to double down on their mission and outreach while simultaneously doubling down on forward progress. One of those …
Meet Petra Maxwell
When meeting with Petra Maxwell, the Information and Research Manager from the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust (CHECT), Megan remarked that it was like connecting with a distant relative you’d always heard so much about but had never had the opportunity to meet! KTG and CHECT …
Meet Dr. Karsten Paust
Dr. Karsten Paust, an international ophthalmologist practicing in Bonn, Germany, was forever changed by his trip to the most western parts of Tanzania in 2016. Stunned to find such a lack of eye care for the population, he could not fathom how there could be …
Charity: Children’s eye cancer diagnosis delayed in pandemic
Children with suspected eye cancer faced waiting more than six months to get a crucial diagnosis during the pandemic, research reveals. The number of children who took more than half a year to receive a diagnosis rose to 24% in 2020 against the 10-year average …
Papua New Guinea Conference with Sandra Staffieri
Knowing how important early detection of retinoblastoma is around the world is a strong incentive for spreading awareness. Sandra Staffieri, Retinoblastoma Care Co-ordinator at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, and Research Fellow at the Centre for Eye Research Australia knows only too well how dangerous …
Dr. Lola Solebo, Pediatric Ophthalmologist
It has been nearly a year since the WHO launched its global guidelines to support eye health for children and adults. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240048959 ( Package of eye care interventions). These recommendations include the much needed universal Newborn Eye Screening (NES) care directives. Dr. Lola Solebo, a …
Charlotte’s Glow Story
Charlotte’s glow started when she was about 8 months old. I (her mother) started to seea reflection in her left eye when she was in her walker and the light would hit it just right. Noone else in the family could see anything at this …
The Ocularist with Singular Vision
Elisabelle St-Hilaire @Elisbellexo Credentials: B.Sc.HSS, COO. R.B survivor, former Canadian Football League cheerleader, digital advocate and Ocularist, Elisabelle St-Hilaire shares her story with Know the Glow. Elisabelle St-Hilaire, an ocularist from Montreal, Quebec, knew at the age of 12 that this was what she wanted …
Meet Dr. Sarah Chamney
Images from a KnowTheGlow global campaign are making an impact on the Emerald Isle. Dr. Sarah Chamney, a pediatric ophthalmologist in Dublin, said she was deeply moved by the photographs shown to her by Megan Webber, co-founder of KTG. Dr. Chamney felt that the messages …