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 …
Know The Glow – Croatia Awareness Campaign
Original Article: https://vgradu.hr/uz-noin-kaputic-i-know-the-glow-organizaciju-educiramo-se-o-rijetkog-bolesti/?fbclid=IwAR1ey7DFqCmeSP45Q0xmezRKxp-YEvddrtXSU6pwCc3nbzPX1nawbXy-gmY English translation Have you heard of Know the Glow, a global nonprofit leader who aims to raise awareness of a rare disease associated with blindness. By the way, the citizens of Velika Gorica have recently encountered a story that has rarely left …
All 3 of the ND Award Winners This Year Were KTG Student Interns!
The Boler-Parseghian Center for Rare and Neglected Diseases has selected Camey Calzolano, ND ’22, Adviti Bali, ND ’23, and Bailey Perczak, ND’22 as the three joint winners of the 2022 Megan K. Crowley Award for Patient Advocacy and the John M. and Mary Jo Boler Rare Disease Research Award. The award recognizes the outstanding combined …
Interview with Maria Arce Moreira
Maria Arce Moreira, the Executive Director for VOSH/International (Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity) is neither an optometrist nor a health care specialist, but she has always worked with global networks. Maria gravitates towards collaboration because she knows that if you connect people, you inevitably have …