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 …
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 …
Interview with Dr. Jairo Mercado
Megan Webber, the co-Founder of KnowTheGlow, was excited to speak with Dr. Jairo Mercado, a young optometrist, and teacher at the School of Optometry at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua (UNAN) who was also honored as an IAPB Eye Health Hero. It was Dr. Mercado, …
Meet Christina King, the Ocularist transforming the world of Ocularistry.
As Megan Webber, co-founder of Know the Glow, discovered, it’s hard to believe that Christina had never intended to be an ocularist. A chance encounter with a classmate set the wheels in motion for her extraordinary career. While attending an art history class, the woman …
Meet Ivana Ristevski
The Canadian Retinoblastoma Research Advisory Board (CRRAB) is composed of patients, health professionals, and researchers from across Canada who participate in patient-partnered research and related activities and events. CRRAB aims to have patients work alongside researchers and health professionals to create meaningful, co-directed retinoblastoma research …
Richard Reiman – Imagination Storybooks
Richard Reiman, founder of Imagination Storybooks, is dedicated to making children’s books accessible for all children. Reiman created the not-for-profit company in 2019 in order to create and distribute children’s books with audio description for blind and low vision children to enjoy. Some books even …
Meet Laite Tuiloma
Over the last year, KnowTheGlow has been able to reach many people around the hoping that KTG’s multiple international campaigns help families as well as healthcare professionals to heightened awareness and knowledge of the glow-related conditions that are preventable or treatable if found in time. …