Last year, Megan Webber, Co-Founder of KnowTheGlow, had the privilege of speaking with Bharath Balasubramaniam, President of the Sankara Eye Foundation and Eye Institute, an organization at the forefront of universal comprehensive eye care in India. Bharath introduced Megan to Murali Krishnamurthy and the two …
Interview with Dr. Rajeev Ramchandran
As a young boy, Dr. Rajeev Ramchandran remembers spending a lot of time with his aunt. In the 1970’s, his father had returned to India to visit his sister, Dr. Ramchandran’s aunt, and noticed that she was having trouble seeing her university books. She was …
Hillary Yeager – The Ocular Octopus – Yeager Ocular Prosthetics
Hillary Yeager has spent most of her life watching her father, Dan Yeager, make artificial eyes in his practice in Iowa City, Iowa. Yeager Ocular Prosthetics is a family owned and operated business. Hillary initially decided she was going to be a dental assistant and …
Flaum Eye Institute Welcomes Dr. Vikas Khetan!
A few weeks ago, Megan Webber and Christina Gill had a wonderful opportunity to sit down and meet one of Rochester’s newest ophthalmologists, Dr. Vikas Khetan. Dr. Khetan moved with his wife and son in February 2022 to Rochester, New York. He was brought on …
Meet Erin LaFleche, Founder of Specs for Little Heros
Erin LaFleche, Founder of Specs for Little Heros (http://www.specsforlittleheroes.com/index.html) was delighted to catch up with KnowTheGlow Co-Founder Megan Webber last week. It has been 11 years since Erin’s son, Justin, lost his eye to Stage D retinoblastoma but today he is a thriving and typical …
Interview with Ms. Smriti Chadha
Recently, Megan Webber, Co-Founder of KnowTheGlow, had a chance to meet with Ms. Smriti Chadha, Director of Marketing and Communications for the Seva Foundation (www.seva.org). Seva (a Sanskrit word that translates to “selfless service”) is a global non-profit eye care organization working around the world …
Interview with Dr. Matthew Gearinger, Pediatric Ophthalmologist
Megan Webber, Co-Founder of Know the Glow, and Christina Gill, our Global Family Coordinator, met with pediatric ophthalmologist Dr. Matthew Gearinger to learn about his mission working with University of Rochester Flaum Eye Institute in Rochester, NY. Dr. Gearinger joined University of Rochester Medical Center …
Interview with Dr. Enayet Hussain
As evening prayers finish and the day’s fast is broken on the 7th day of Ramadan, Dr. Enayet Hussain graciously sat down to speak with Megan Webber, Co-Founder of KnowTheGlow, to discuss Dr. Hussain’s selfless work in Bangladesh and the enormous impact he has made …
Interview with Dr. Susan Lewallen
Albert Einstein famously said “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” It is this quote that came to mind as I listened to Megan Webber, Co-Founder of KnowtheGlow, speak with Dr. Susan Lewallen, ophthalmologist, advocate for global eye care, co-founder of the Kilimanjaro Center for …
In Loving Memory of Dr. A. Linn Murphree
“Know About The Glow” was the phrase given by Dr. A. Linn Murphree to the Co-Founders of KnowTheGlow when we first began in 2010 to assist us in our efforts to find children at risk of retinoblastoma and other leukocoria related blinding diseases through finding …