Seeing the Future Clearly

At Research to Prevent Blindness, we enable the creation of treatments, preventives and cures for all eye diseases that threaten vision.

What We Do

Our Impact

Throughout its history, RPB funding has been tied to nearly every major vision research breakthrough.

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$425M+
provided in research grants since 1960
$11M+
awarded annually for high-impact research
1,000+
new scientific studies cite RPB annually
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It's Healthy Aging Month

Keeping your eyes healthy is an important part of healthy aging. Learn about existing and emerging treatments for a variety of eye conditions from renowned vision experts with RPB webinars.

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RPB Grants

Our grants program is the foundation of our work. We support the brightest researchers, in highly effective labs, asking the most important questions about vision and the eye.

Grants for all Diseases

RPB provides grants that support individual researchers and outstanding departments of ophthalmology, from learning about the most minute structures of the eye to developing treatments.

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Our Grantees Save Sight

At any given moment, hundreds of RPB grantees around the country are working on finding future treatments for all diseases that impact vision.

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The Learning Center

The eye provides us with what our founder Dr. Jules Stein called “the magnificent gift of sight,” but sight can also be lost due to disease processes. This is why it’s so important to invest in research that helps us understand and treat this incredible organ.

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The Human Eye

The eye is amazing, but also amazingly complex. Here’s where we break down the part of the eye for you.

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Common Eye Diseases

A variety of eye diseases can lead to vision loss. It’s important to understand details about your (or your loved one’s) eye disease.

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Latest News

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  • RPB Supports Campaign to Protect Vision Research for All Americans

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  • New Study Shows That Diabetic Eye Disease Is Up, but the Most Severe Forms Are Down

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    Diabetic Retinal Disease
  • RPB Hosts Vision Research Funding Partnership 2025

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  • Researchers Build an “Aging Clock” to Help Treat Eye Disease

    The new way to measure ocular aging opens treatment avenues for numerous eye diseases.

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    Diabetic Retinal DiseaseInherited Retinal Diseases & Retinitis PigmentosaUveitis / Infectious Diseases
  • Research to Prevent Blindness Celebrates 65 Years of Success

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  • Research to Prevent Blindness and Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology Announce 2025 Recipient of RPB David F. Weeks Award for Outstanding Vision Research

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    Age-Related Macular DegenerationDiabetic Retinal Disease
  • The Time is Now to Protect the National Eye Institute

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  • Giving the Gift of Sight

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  • Faulty Vision for US Eye Research

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  • RPB Grantees Contribute to Eye Transplantation Effort

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Invest in Sight

Thanks to supporters like you, since it was founded in 1960, RPB funding has been identified with nearly every major breakthrough in vision research.

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