Glaucoma Research Foundation: Advancing Vision & Hope

The Shaffer Prize recognizes a researcher whose project best exemplifies the pursuit of innovative ideas in the quest to cure glaucoma.

This year’s Glaucoma 360 will take place from February 6 to 8, 2025.

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.

In 1978, three visionary heroes launched an enterprise that has gone on to change the course of glaucoma care.

Vision-restoring whole eye transplants may soon become a reality, thanks to a collaborative effort led by Jeffrey Goldberg, MD, PhD, chair of ophthalmology at the Byers Eye Institute at Stanford.

Meeting participants presented new, unpublished research results, followed by group discussions in which new ideas were encouraged.

Patients learned about new diagnostic and treatment techniques, research updates, and how to best navigate and advocate in their glaucoma care.

Glaucoma 360 is a series of three days of annual events — hosted by Glaucoma Research Foundation — aiming to prevent vision loss from glaucoma and speed the cure.

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.

“David Friedman is a distinguished ophthalmologist and a leader in glaucoma clinical care, research, and education,” said Thomas Brunner, President and CEO, Glaucoma Research Foundation.

The sixth annual Patient Summit will bring together patients, caregivers, and vision experts for inspiration, information, and insight on living with glaucoma.

Judy and Charles Munnerlyn were honored to recognize their extraordinary contributions to improving vision for people around the world.

The prestigious group brings together key industry leaders and members of the corporate community dedicated to glaucoma patient care.

Glaucoma Research Foundation has elected Tracy M. Valorie, BS, MBA to its Board of Directors.

“Being recognized by the Shaffer Prize has validated the significance of my research project and its potential to advance our understanding of glaucoma,” Dr. Sim said.

The free glaucoma audiobook, narrated by Bianca Beach, is available for patients and their families to listen, download, and share.

“This is the largest annual research budget in our 46-year history,” said Thomas M. Brunner, GRF President and CEO.

The Glaucoma Research Foundation in San Francisco joins eye health organizations and eye care professionals worldwide for World Glaucoma Week each year in March.

January is national Glaucoma Awareness Month in the United States.

“Our goal for this meeting was to spark some new ideas and approaches to solving neurodegeneration.”

Visually impaired professional triathlete Amy Dixon was the keynote speaker at our 2023 Patient Summit.

GRF’s $50,000 grants initiate creative research ideas.

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The Shaffer Prize for Innovative Glaucoma Research recognizes grant recipients whose projects best exemplify the pursuit of breakthrough ideas to better understand and cure glaucoma.

The groundbreaking collaborative research program will explore common characteristics of glaucoma and Alzheimer’s.