New Grants for Big Data Research to Improve Vision Care
Research to Prevent Blindness and Alcon Award Glaucoma Grant
Dr. Alex Huang of the University of California San Diego School of Medicine will study glaucoma filtration surgeries with the aim of improving surgical success for lowering eye pressure and providing neuroprotection.
Research to Prevent Blindness Marks $400 Million in Funding to Advance Eye Disease Research
RPB funds a new round of researchers and hits a milestone in supporting vision-related breakthroughs.
RPB and Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology Announce 2023 Recipient of RPB David F. Weeks Award for Outstanding Vision Research
David J. Calkins, PhD, is recognized for ground-breaking contributions to the field of vision research.
New Glaucoma Research Grant Available
Research to Prevent Blindness and Aerie Pharmaceuticals are partnering to provide grant opportunities to support novel research in glaucoma.
Research to Prevent Blindness and Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology Announce 2022 Recipient of RPB David F. Weeks Award for Outstanding Vision Research
Donald Zack, MD, PhD, is recognized for ground-breaking contributions to the field of vision research.
Research to Prevent Blindness and The Glaucoma Foundation Offer Critical Funding for Early-Career Vision Scientists
The Career Advancement Awards—one focused specifically on glaucoma research—support novel science related to eye diseases by up-and-coming researchers.
New Fellowships Support Under-Represented Minorities in Glaucoma Research
The Glaucoma Foundation and Research to Prevent Blindness have partnered to provide five fellowships in 2021 to increase innovation and diversity in glaucoma research.
RPB Hosts Virtual Glaucoma Event
RPB grantees provide expert advice on glaucoma in the first event of the "Lunch & Learn" series.
Researchers Identify Biomarker for Glaucoma Damage
The RPB-supported researchers hope their finding will lead to tests to identify cell damage before irreversible vision loss.
A Career Retooled
Dr. David Beebe's studies of the vitreous body - the gel that fills the eye - are aimed at identifying the mechanism responsible for age-related nuclear cataracts and open angle glaucoma.
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