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 …

התקדמות במאבק בסרטן

אנחנו ממש מתרגשים כאן ב"דע את הזוהר" כשההתקדמות בחקר הסרטן מגיעה. באוקטובר הוכר צעד ענק קדימה במאבק בסרטן עם פרס נובל משותף לפיזיולוגיה או לרפואה שהוענק לג'ים אליסון, יו"ר אימונולוגיה ב- MD אנדרסון ...

התקדמות במאבק בסרטן

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 …

Blindness Awareness Month

October is Blindness Awareness Month which educates the public about both the diseases that cause blindness and the enormous capacity of those who suffer vision loss or total blindness themselves. The cultural conception of blindness is much different from its reality. “Blindness” is often presented …

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 …

Join the Know the Glow Community Group!

Hello Everyone! We are so incredibly excited to be launching our KTG Facebook Community Group and we are looking forward to having your help in directing its growth! We have always wanted to create a forum for KTG parents to share ideas, thoughts, suggestions, and …