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As the national referral point for retinoblastoma cases for all of Venezuela, Dr. Livia Romero, a Pediatric Ophthalmologist in Caracas, has treated more than 500 patients since the first national Ocular Oncology unit at the Oncologic Institute Dr. Luis Razetti was created in Caracas 10 …

Posted on 2021-04-23 It is hard to believe that in a country of one billion people, at least 25%- 30% of the retinoblastoma cases each year in India find their way to Dr. Swathi Kaliki at the world-renowned LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) in Hyderabad. …

Posted on 2021-04-20 Know The Glow is proud to highlight the work of Poorvi Saxena from Pune, Maharashtra, India.  Poorvi is a 2nd year Bachelors of Optometry student studying in Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Medical College School of Optometry in Pune.  She is interested in …

On behalf of the entire Know the Glow team, we are excited to announce that Austin is the winner of the 2nd annual “Navarrete Championship of Awareness Belt Award”!   Austin is a true Superhero who is determined to share his experience fighting Retinoblastoma to …

Know The Glow is proud to introduce Dr. Yogita Rajgandhi, M.S., a leader in preventing, treating, and educating individuals about blindness in India.  In India there are nearly 3.4 million people (including 1.6 million children!) who are blind or visually impaired – many due to …

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The University of Notre Dame joined forces with Know The Glow at a recent rare disease conference to highlight their impactful awareness campaign for “the Glow”—an awareness message that has traveled to Israel and been translated into Hebrew, a language spoken by 9 million people …

In 2015, Holly’s love for writing and her desire to share her experiences of living with a visual impairment led to the creation of her blog, Life of a Blind Girl. Little did she know that within the next few years, she would be listed …

This month, Know The Glow is highlighting congenital cataracts — specifically visually significant congenital cataracts, which affects three to four newborns per 10,000 births in the United States and is the cause of 10 percent of childhood permanent blindness worldwide. Doctors in developed countries usually …

Kristen was surprised by how perfectly her baby boy’s new prosthetic eye matched his left eye. She felt that her son was finally feeling like himself again after a heartbreaking battle with Retinoblastoma claimed his right eye. Today, superhero Jayden is a happy, talkative and …