For 40 years, the Glaucoma Research Foundation has funded innovative clinical and laboratory research. We’ve done so thanks to the help and dedication of the community, who have stood by and supported us in our mission to makes lives better and to find a cure. With your continued financial support and involvement, we will continue to lead the way in research until a cure is found.
Currently, all therapy for glaucoma is directed at lowering eye pressure, but the fundamental problem in glaucoma is the degeneration of the optic nerve fibers necessary for vision. Read More »
Our multidisciplinary consortium is seeking new, specific and sensitive biomarkers to diagnose and manage glaucoma more effectively.
We provide seed money for creative projects that hold promise and explore new research territory.
Interested in specific advances? We publish information about new research results as it becomes available.
Annually we bring together leading experts to discuss new ideas that could lead to better treatments and a cure for glaucoma.
My message to those who have family members or friends with glaucoma is to try to understand for themselves what the disease is all about.
There is no specific level of elevated eye pressure that definitely leads to glaucoma; conversely, there is no lower level of IOP that will absolutely eliminate a person's risk of developing glaucoma.
