Every 12 minutes, someone in Canada joins the list of the visually impaired. The total number of people living with significant vision issues now tops 500,000 – and it continues to grow, thanks in part to our aging population.
So chances are, if you live in Canada, you know someone struggling with vision issues. In addition to blindness, vision impairment can cause a host of other problems, from loss of sharpness or clarity of vision to a narrowed visual field or a loss of depth perception. People experiencing these problems may be living with any one of a number of diseases, including age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma or retinitis pigmentosa.
At the Krembil Research Institute, we are determined to unlock the secrets of these diseases. In recent years, we've assembled a top-notch team of research scientists who are committed to finding answers to fundamental questions about the retina, the brain and disease function.
