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May is Healthy Vision Month: Keep an Eye on Your Vision
Healthy Vision Month is a great opportunity to learn about eye health and to make sure you and your family understand the importance of regular comprehensive dilated eye exams in maintaining healthy vision.
Read More »New Spanish Eye Health Website Launched
A new Spanish-language website was recently launched in response to ongoing research showing that Hispanics/Latinos have a high incidence of glaucoma and other eye diseases.
Read More »New App Helps the Blind to Recognize Objects
A new app for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch is designed to help people who are blind or visually impaired recognize everyday objects by using their device's camera.
Read More »FDA Approves Preservative-Free Drug to Treat Glaucoma
The U.S.FDA has approved a new once-daily, preservative-free eye drop medication from Merck for the treatment of open-angle glaucoma.
Read More »Report from the 2012 New Horizons Forum
"New Horizons" is a forum to share the latest thinking and ideas for dealing with glaucoma, which because of its symptom-less nature, has often been described as a "silent thief of sight."
Read More »Glaucoma Research Foundation Salutes Dr. Percy Julian in Honor of Black History Month
In the 1950’s, Dr. Percy Julian, scientist and medical researcher, found a way to mass produce a drug used to treat glaucoma.
Read More »CFC Research Poised for a Promising Future
The Catalyst For a Cure scientists reported at the Glaucoma Research Foundation Annual Benefit that they have begun to bring together their findings and ideas in order to develop a unifying theory on disease mechanisms.
Read More »Focus on Glaucoma Origins Continues Path toward Potential Cure
New findings published during Glaucoma Awareness Month explore one of the many molecular origins of glaucoma and advance research dedicated to fighting the disease.
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 »Rudin Prize for Glaucoma Research Foundation Scientist
David J. Calkins, PhD, a Principal Investigator in the Catalyst For a Cure has received the very prestigious Rudin Prize for the best published paper in glaucoma research last year.
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