Pakistan Foundation Fighting Blindness
INTRODUCTION
The journey of Pakistan Foundation Fighting Blindness
The journey of Pakistan Foundation Fighting Blindness began after a meeting of Dr. Salma Maqbool, a Medical Practitioner, and Mr. Zaheer Khalid, a Chartered Accountant, which took place sometime in late 1987. In 1974 Dr. Salma Maqbool, was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa, a genetically transmitted hereditary eye disease leading to blindness. Read More
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF PFFB
The objects for which the Foundation is established are:
To assist in giving relief to sufferers from Retinitis Pigmentosa and the visually handicapped in any way which may help them to live with or overcome their handicap. Read More
GENETIC RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Pioneering research on Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP)
Pakistan Foundation Fighting Blindness is pioneering research on Retinitis Pigmentosa (R.P) and has established a medical and research team comprising researchers and ophthalmologists of high national and international repute under the leadership of the Chairperson Dr. (Mrs.) Salma Maqbool Read More
