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Glaucoma Research Foundation to Host 14th Annual Glaucoma 360 Event in San Francisco

Glaucoma 360 is Glaucoma Research Foundation鈥檚 signature three-day series of events, with a festive Gala on day one, an innovation incubator on day two, and continuing medical education programs on day three.
3-Feb-2025 9:15 PM EST Add to Favorites

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January is Glaucoma Awareness Month

January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month, an important time to spread the word about this sight-stealing disease.
29-Jan-2025 7:10 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Drs. Shaffer, Hetherington, and Hoskins: A Legacy of Innovation in Glaucoma Care

In 1978, three visionary heroes launched an enterprise that has gone on to change the course of glaucoma care.
28-Jan-2025 11:35 AM EST Add to Favorites

Bausch + Lomb and Glaucoma Research Foundation Launch Second Annual Faces of Glaucoma Campaign and Fundraising Challenge

Throughout January, Bausch + Lomb and GRF will spotlight educational resources and share stories of individuals and families living with glaucoma to raise awareness of the disease.
7-Jan-2025 7:35 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Third Annual 鈥淪olving Neurodegeneration鈥� Catalyst Meeting 鈥� Neuroscience Experts Assemble in Boston to Seek Innovative Cures

Meeting participants presented new, unpublished research results, followed by group discussions in which new ideas were encouraged.
27-Aug-2024 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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New Research from GRF-funded Investigators Reports Discovery of New Type of Neuron in the Eye

The discovery of how intricate networks of blood vessels in the eye and brain are formed could inspire new treatments for glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and stroke.
11-Jun-2024 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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David S. Friedman, MD, PhD, MPH joins Glaucoma Research Foundation Board of Directors

Glaucoma Research Foundation, the nation鈥檚 most experienced nonprofit foundation dedicated solely to curing glaucoma and restoring vision through innovative research, recently elected David S. Friedman, MD, PhD, MPH to its Board of Directors.
5-Jun-2024 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Award-winning author Kristin Smedley will deliver Keynote at Glaucoma Research Foundation 2024 Patient Summit

Kristin Smedley is an award-winning author, TEDx speaker, trailblazer for the disability community, and mother of three children, two of whom were born blind. 鈥淭hriving Blind: Succeeding Without Sight鈥� will be the theme of her keynote talk at...
14-May-2024 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Stem Cell Therapy for Glaucoma - Are We There Yet?

At present, the only FDA approved method of treating glaucoma is to lower eye pressure; this slows the progression of glaucomatous optic nerve damage but does not completely halt it, and certainly does not regenerate damaged nerve tissue.
16-Jun-2017 11:45 AM EDT

Stem Cells Possible Future Treatment for Glaucoma, Say Wills Eye Researchers

Stem cells may have the potential to protect the optic nerve from further damage and slow the progression of vision loss due to glaucoma. Stem cells may also have the potential to replace ocular tissues that have degenerated in eyes with glaucoma.
17-Mar-2016 9:05 AM EDT

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