Feature Interview: Fighting Blindness Canada's 50th Anniversary

In our feature interview we celebrate Fighting Blindness Canada’s 50th anniversary with Morgan Ineson and Dr. Larissa Moniz.They discuss the organization’s biggest milestones in vision health and research from their past five decades.Highlights:Feature Interview:  Dr. Larissa Moniz& Morgan Ineson of Fighting Blindness Canada’s 50th Anniversary (00:00)The Current State of Vision Health in Canada (01:43)Age-Related Eye Diseases (02:56)Landmark Achievements from Fighting Blindness Canada (04:04)Selecting Which Research Projects to Support (07:00)Gene Therapy & Other Promising Developments in Vision Health (08:56)The Education Component of Fighting Blindness Canada (11:11)Spreading Information & Peer Support Networks (12:39)FBC’s Annual Events (15:24)Inherited Retinal Disease Patient Registry (17:45)Evolution of Fighting Blindness Canada (20:36)Language of Disability (23:18)Show Close (26:00)About Fighting Blindness Canada :Website, 50th Anniversary, Milestones AMI Today airs weekdays on AMI-audio in Canada and streams on the Accessible Media Inc. YouTube Channel.Follow AMI Today on YouTubeAbout AMIAMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal. To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+Learn more at AMI.caConnect with Accessible Media Inc. online:X /Twitter @AccessibleMediaInstagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audioFacebook at @AccessibleMediaIncTikTok @AccessibleMediaIncEmail [email protected]