EyeMKR- Hannah and Dylan Bond
EyeMKR | Community Feature | April
We specialize in providing custom prosthetic eyes. Our offerings range from traditional hand-painted eyes to innovative designs like our unique Cool Eyes. Additionally, we've developed a D.I.Y kit that enables individuals to create their own molds from home, making the process more accessible and convenient.
Blue Eye Sunglasses
Blue Eye Sunglasses | Community Feature | March
Blue Eye Sunglasses provides a safe yet stylish option when it comes to sunglasses. They offer high quality polarized lenses that are shatter resistant from impacts, protecting the user from UVA and UVB Rays all while setting a stylish trend. In addition, for each pair of Blue Eye sunglasses sold, a portion of profits is given to eye research in hopes of helping others who have lost their eyesight.
Saffron Press
Saffron Press is a socially conscious, small independent press, reimagining stories to inspire little citizens of change.
Launched in 2009, Saffron Press has been a collaborative disruptor, pushing through systemic industry barriers to ensure representation of the Sikh identity beyond stereotypes in children's books.
The Fun Eye
In recent years, fun eyes have become popular not only for design but as a response to help mental and emotional healing, and most importantly as a way for the wearers to gain their bodily autonomy back and showcase what makes them unique in their own communities.
The Fun Eye Fund mission statement is to, “transform self-consciousness into self-confidence”.
Know the Glow
Know the Glow is an organization driven by a powerful vision: to globally eliminate preventable early childhood blindness.
Their mission is to raise public awareness of the Glow (leukocoria) and the more than twenty different glow-related eye diseases, driving action to prevent childhood blindness.
Know the Glow firmly believes that no child should lose their sight to a preventable eye disease.
The Canadian Retinoblastoma Society (CRBS)
Community Spotlight | September | The Canadian Retinoblastoma Society (CRBS) is a registered charity located near The Hospital for Sick
Children in Toronto, Ontario. The CRBS strives to educate patients, professionals and family members on valid information regarding research, treatment options, related organizations, commonly used terms and more.
Toronto Visionaries
Community Spotlight | May | The Toronto Visionaries are a local chapter of the Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB), a nationally registered charity. It was founded by Ian White and is dedicated to breaking isolation for the sight loss community through support networks, sharing information and social/recreational activities.
Striowski Prosthetic Eyes
Community Spotlight | April | Andra is an ocularist and artist passionate passionate about supporting individuals facing ocular adversity through a holistic approach. Her practice is based in Toronto, Canada.
Taline Dorna
Community Spotlight | March | Taline Dorna is a school teacher from Canada who was inspired to write a children’s book after her son, Logan became diagnosed with Retinoblastoma (RB). She hopes that “The Extraordinary Eye” can help create awareness of how Retinoblastoma impacts children and their families.
Eyehesive
Community Spotlight | February | Eyehesive is a brand that Shelby Perry created. after she lost her eye in a horrific snowboarding accident, to advocate for artificial eyes and monocular vision. Shelby overcame many challenges related to eye loss and now offers coaching to others who are experiencing eye trauma.
Webb Ocular Prosthetics
Community Spotlight | January | Webb Ocular Prosthetics is a team of ocularists in Toronto, Canada, that has been supporting patients needing artificial eyes for three generations with the utmost quality and compassion.
