Robert N. Shaffer, MD founded Glaucoma Research Foundation in 1978. He was a pioneer in the field of glaucoma and an outstanding teacher and mentor to young doctors. His proudest professional accomplishment was the establishment of the annual Shaffer Fellowship...
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Glaucoma Research Foundation will be hosting Glaucoma 360 New Horizons Forum in San Francisco on February 9, 2018. Now in its 7th year, this unique meeting highlights promising and innovative advances in glaucoma and unites clinicians with leaders in medicine,...
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When Roberta Kameda took her daughter Samantha to a routine eye exam, an optometrist noticed she had high pressure in one of her eyes. Samantha was only in the 8th grade. When she was diagnosed with glaucoma, it was a...
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Andrew D. Huberman, PhD, a neuroscientist at Stanford University, is a member of the Catalyst for a Cure Biomarker Initiative. This unique consortium of four scientists is working collaboratively to develop new, specific and sensitive biomarkers to diagnose and manage...
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The Glaucoma Research Foundation (GRF) mission to cure glaucoma is fueled by donations from many sources—much of it from patients, families, and friends touched by the disease. What you might not know is that there are many different ways to...
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Dr. Flanagan joined the Glaucoma Research Foundation (GRF) Board of Directors in April 2017. He is also the Dean and Professor at the School of Optometry and Vision Sciences at UC Berkeley. It was natural for both GRF and Dr....
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Glaucoma Research Foundation (GRF) is dedicated to supporting promising research conducted by dedicated scientists. Dr. M. Elizabeth Fini, PhD is an accomplished researcher and director at the University of Southern California Institute for Genetic Medicine. Earlier this year, Dr. Fini...
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If you’re looking for a medical research charity to support, you probably want to know with confidence that your donation is going to make an impact and help people. Picking a charity can be tough, but once you know what...
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A new study published in Seminars in Ophthalmology examines the link between certain patient personalities, lifestyles, and demographics and their predicted adherence to prescribed treatments for glaucoma.
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Only a decade or so ago, the idea of using nanotechnology in humans brought up images like the Borg from Star Trek: The Next Generation. The idea that you could change through technology was the thing that made these baddies...
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