The mission of The Retina Foundation of Canada is to cure retinal disease and preserve vision.
The goals of the Foundation are:
- To improve patient care
- To ensure the availability of qualified specialists
- To promote on-going education and opportunities for exchange amongst professionals
- To promote scientific research
- To promote public awareness and early detection of retinal diseases
The Objectives of the Foundation are:
- To provide information to retinal patients.
- To promote and facilitate the purchase and implementation of state of the art technology
- To promote the use of telemedicine to better serve remote areas
- To help eliminate obstacles to care
- To fund fellowships to attract more retinal specialists
- To promote conferences of retinal specialists
- To fund clinical research projects
- To promote research into retinal diseases and treatments
- To create a web site for public awareness of retina disease and to enhance web based communication
- To produce and distribute informational material for display at the offices of family physicians, optometrists, opticians and others
- To promote public events for increased awareness and for fund-raising
- To develop a media and government communication strategy