Articles by: Briar Sexton

Encountering Darkness, PAINTING LIGHT

Encountering Darkness, PAINTING LIGHT

Encountering Darkness, PAINTING LIGHT  KARINA SVALYA An Integrated Project in Arts and Theology Kby Karina Svalya March 30th -May 4th 2017 Opening Reception: Thursday March 30th, 2017 4:30pm-7:30pm Lookout Gallery: 5800 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6T 2E4 http://www.lookoutgallery.ca/ Be sure to also check out  Karina’s Svalya’s website http://www.ksvalya.com/

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Bicycling for Beans – The pursuit of life and the ultimate espresso

Bicycling for Beans – The pursuit of life and the ultimate espresso

Follow Paul Gully and Lois Leslie on their journey Fundraising for Parkinson’s Disease: “We are now in Lisbon, about to embark on an 18-month cycle trip that will take us from Lisbon to Auckland, New Zealand. We will be blogging again, if you would like to track our progress: cycling.loisandpaul.com. […]

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VISION QUEST 2017 – SPEAKER SERIES

VISION QUEST 2017 – SPEAKER SERIES

At the Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB) we are motivated by a singular goal: develop new treatments for blindness and vision loss. This goal fuels all of the research that we fund and everything that we do! Vision Quest is the FFB’s educational program that we share with patients and families […]

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We are thrilled to have a newly published author in our midst.

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September 13, 2016

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We are thrilled to have a newly published author in our midst.

We are thrilled to have a newly published author in our midst. Garry has been a patient for many years and has been sharing his travel adventures with me each time we meet. Some of you who have been in the neighbourhood for a long time may remember him as […]

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Find out: Inactive ingredients in Prescription Drugs

Find out: Inactive ingredients in Prescription Drugs

Patients often ask what other ingredients may be found in their medications due to allergies or sensitivities they have. Find out more from this great article by By Joel Claycomb, PharmD: Click Here!     Copy and paste the link below if the link into your browser window if it does […]

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Why doesn’t Dr. Sexton prescribe eye glasses?

Why doesn’t Dr. Sexton prescribe eye glasses?

 We often get asked… “Why doesn’t Dr. Sexton prescribe eye glasses?”  Click here to find out    

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EVENT: Bollywood Ball Feb 13, 2016

EVENT: Bollywood Ball Feb 13, 2016

 The Bollywood Ball 2016 Help prevent blindness by equipping a new Retinal Operating Room at the Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre. Did you know that Retinal Disease is the leading cause of blindness? 4,700 British Columbians lose their vision every year. 75% of vision loss is preventable. Your […]

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MUST SEE: Inspirational video of paralympian and paralympic flag bearer Donovan Tildseley

MUST SEE: Inspirational video of paralympian and paralympic flag bearer Donovan Tildseley

Here is a great video featuring local paralympian and paralympic flag bearer Donovan Tildseley showing off the local mountains and the power of a positive attitude.            

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Eye-Friendly Computer Displays

As a doctor one of the things I love is how much I am able to learn from my patients. Often patients are able to identify things that work for them that fall outside the scope of what I am educated about and taught to prescribe. Light sensitivity or photophobia […]

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Vision Quest Vancouver 2015

Vision Quest Vancouver 2015

Vision Quest Vancouver will be held on November 14th, 2015. Dr. Briar will be chairing the event this year! This important education event on retinal disease is being held Saturday, November 14th at Simon Fraser University’s Harbour Centre. Register by July 31 and save on your session registration! If you have age-related […]

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