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May is Healthy Vision Month
Glaucoma Research Foundation joins the National Eye Institute in celebrating Healthy Vision Month each May to promote eye health as a priority for the nation.
Read More »New Web Site Helps Patients Have a Bigger Voice at FDA
FDA’s Patient Network supports people who are looking for reliable information about medical products and their approvals, clinical trials, and other treatment options.
Read More »On National Doctors' Day, Eye Doctors Urge Eye Health Awareness
Vision is our most prized sense, but to maintain healthy vision, we need to care for our eyes and have regular checkups.
Read More »New Resources Help Growing Number of Americans with Vision Loss
A 20-page large-print booklet and a series of videos to help people adapt to life with low vision are available from the National Eye Institute (NEI), a part of the National Institutes of Health.
Read More »Dr. Gareth Howell Receives Shaffer Prize for Innovative Research
Dr. Gareth Howell was awarded the 2013 Shaffer Prize for Innovative Glaucoma Research for his study investigating the mechanism by which a spontaneous mutation prevents retinal ganglion cell death in glaucoma.
Read More »Catalyst Researcher David Calkins Receives Senior Scientific Investigator Award
David Calkins, PhD, Catalyst for a Cure investigator and Vice Chair and Director of Research for the Vanderbilt Eye Institute, was recently awarded a Research to Prevent Blindness Senior Scientific Investigator Award.
Read More »$1 Million in Research Grants Announced during World Glaucoma Week
Glaucoma Research Foundation is marking World Glaucoma Week by announcing $1 million in grants for innovative glaucoma research awarded to a dozen investigators at prestigious institutions around the world.
Read More »NIH Urges Dilated Eye Exams to Detect Glaucoma
The National Eye Institute observes Glaucoma Awareness Month each January by encouraging Americans at higher risk for glaucoma to schedule a comprehensive dilated eye exam.
Read More »January is Glaucoma Awareness Month
January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month, an important time to spread the word about this sight-stealing disease.
Read More »Rick Halprin, Alcon Global Marketing Manager, Joins Glaucoma Research Foundation Board of Directors
Rick Halprin, CPA, the Global Marketing Manager, Glaucoma, for Alcon Laboratories, Inc., has joined the Board of Directors of Glaucoma Research Foundation in San Francisco.
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