When Megan Webber, Co-Founder of KnowTheGlow, and Helene Dameris, Director of Global Outreach, connected with Dr. Enzo Castiglione on a recent Zoom call, they came away energized by his genuine understanding of the KTG mission and his thoughtful advice on shaping a meaningful awareness campaign …
Introducing Akua Sarpong
A recent virtual meeting between Megan Webber, Co-Founder of KnowTheGlow, Ruth Ngaruiya, program manager for Africa at KnowTheGlow, and Akua Sarpong, Co-Founder and executive director of Lifeline for Childhood Cancer Ghana (LCCG), along with Portia, the organization’s programs manager, revealed a powerful shared mission of …
Introducing Dr. Basil Williams and Dr. Maura Di Nicola
When Megan Webber, Co-Founder of KnowTheGlow (KTG), and Helene Dameris, KTG’s Director of Global Outreach, met over Zoom with Dr. Basil Williams and Dr. Maura Di Nicola, they were immediately struck by the doctors’ shared dedication to improving pediatric eye care. As respected ocular oncologists …
Introducing Junu Shrestha
When Megan Webber and Helene Dameris of KnowTheGlow met with Junu Shrestha, they were immediately struck by her deep passion for eye health and her remarkable journey from working in an eye hospital to national advocacy and to the global stage. Junu, now the Policy …
Introducing Dr. María Mánquez
KnowTheGlow (KTG) is always excited to share new technological tools with the potential to dramatically impact early diagnosis of eye disease. More than a year ago, Co-Founder Megan Webber reconnected with Dr. María Mánquez, an esteemed ophthalmologist from Chile and creator of MD EyeCare, a …
KTG Partners with TEDx University of Benin 2025
On September 13, 2025, KnowTheGlow partnered as Lead Sponsor of TEDx University of Benin, one of the year’s most anticipated gatherings for innovators and changemakers. The event, themed “Stand Out Beyond the Obvious,” brought together speakers and students for a day of inspiring ideas and …
Introducing Pablo Allard
When KnowTheGlow Co-Founder Megan Webber and Director of Global Outreach Helene Dameris met virtually with Pablo Allard, they found themselves listening to a young man whose entire life has been shaped by childhood cancer and whose response has been to build a future of hope …
Introducing Angel Perez – Visual Psychophysics
Angel Perez was introduced to KnowTheGlow through Dr. Sandra Block, President of the World Council of Optometry. Through this connection, Megan Webber, Co-Founder of KnowTheGlow, discovered her work with the Florida and Virgin Islands DeafBlind Collaborative (FAVI) and Good-lite and her deep commitment to improving …
Introducing Dr. Thomas Baah
KnowTheGlow recently had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Thomas Baah, an ophthalmologist and the founder of Save the Nation’s Sight Clinic in Accra, Ghana. A deeply inspiring figure, Dr. Baah has dedicated his career to expanding access to quality eye care in underserved regions …
Introducing Dr. Ranju Kharel Sitaula
KnowTheGlow (KTG) recently had the honor of connecting with Dr. Ranju Kharel Sitaula, a leading uveitis specialist and Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the BP Koirala Lions Center for Ophthalmic Studies in Nepal. Dr Sitaula, currently pursuing her PhD on SHAPU at the University of …