The mission of the Glaucoma Research Foundation (GRF) is to prevent vision loss from glaucoma by investing in innovative research, education, and support with the ultimate goal of finding a cure.
The Glaucoma Research Foundation was founded in 1978 in San Francisco to encourage innovative research toward better treatments for people with glaucoma. This initiating idea has been the motivation for more than $45 million of grants and projects funded by GRF over the past 30 years. In addition to attracting innovative scientists, doctors and ideas to the field of glaucoma research, GRF provides education and support for those with glaucoma, their families and friends.
The Glaucoma Research Foundation website, www.glaucoma.org, has a wide range of information and news for glaucoma patients and their families. Free educational brochures and an informative booklet, “Understanding and Living with Glaucoma,” may be ordered from the website or by calling GRF at 1-800-826-6693. An experienced information specialist answers the phone to provide support and assistance to those with questions or concerns. GRF’s free newsletter, Gleams, provides the latest information about glaucoma treatments and research.
GRF funds a major collaborative research study, the Catalyst For a Cure (CFC). The CFC research scientists — specialists in genetics, nerve regeneration, and neurodevelopment from four prestigious universities — are working in real-time collaboration to understand neuronal loss in glaucoma and identify targets for intervention.
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