Nav Dhillon, the founder and creator of 1iCollective, 1icollective.com, is a testament to the power of turning adversity into a platform for positive change. Her journey into advocacy began many years ago after a tragic incident at age 20 left Nav with a lacerated eye. …
Dr. Andrew Blaikie and The Arclight Project
While most of the world was still emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic and trying to make up for lost time, there are others who seized the opportunity to double down on their mission and outreach while simultaneously doubling down on forward progress. One of those …
Meet Petra Maxwell
When meeting with Petra Maxwell, the Information and Research Manager from the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust (CHECT), Megan remarked that it was like connecting with a distant relative you’d always heard so much about but had never had the opportunity to meet! KTG and CHECT …
Meet Dr. Karsten Paust
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 …