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Cataract

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Corneal Disease

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Diabetic Retinopathy

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Mission and History

to Prevent Blindness (RPB) was founded in 1960 by Dr. Jules Stein to fund, coordinate and promote vision research in the United States. Since then, RPB

Dry Eye

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Grants Overview

Grants

to Prevent Blindness (RPB) has provided over $413 million in vision research grants since its founding in 1960, leading to countless sight-saving discoveries.

Annual Reports & Financials

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Glaucoma

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Current Individual GrantEEs

Grants  Current Grant Recipients

Individual Grantees Module

Staff

top departments of ophthalmology and more than 120 active researchers, coordinates the activities of RPB's grant review panels, and provides analytical

Board of Trustees

Executive Committee Founder Jules Stein, MD, (1896-1981)

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Members  Membership

An RPB Membership is a 100% investment in the high-risk, high-reward science that has consistently delivered breakthroughs. Join RPB in developing vision

Low Vision

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Membership Benefits

Members

nearly every breakthrough in vision care since 1961. Membership certificate Your membership contribution is tax-deductible, and you will receive a

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be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to a total of $1 million dollars each year. And, if you work for an organization that has a Matching Gift program, RPB

Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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RPB Research Database

Research

Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) provides major eye research funding to leading scientific institutions in the U.S. and supports the work of hundreds of talented vision scientists

Brochures & Special Publications

Publications  RPB Publications

Development Award" booklet, published in 2019, celebrates the first 30 years of one of RPB's flagship grant programs and looks to its future.

Donor Advised Funds

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For the Media

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Ocular Cancer

by cells of the retina. In approximately 10 percent of cases, the gene mutation is inherited from a parent. The tumor can arise in one eye or both. Treatment Hope

Hope Through Research: Amblyopia & Strabismus

Resources  RPB Vision Resources  Amblyopia & Strabismus

to detect differences in distance (Abstract 1, Abstract 2) Developments in surgical techniques: New wound closure technique eliminates sutures

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us at inforequest@rpbusa.org, call us at (800) 621-0026, or write us at 360 Lexington Avenue, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10017. You may also contact us

Retinitis Pigmentosa

and creating a ground-breaking treatment! Since 1992, RPB-supported researchers have been looking for a cure for RP-related diseases. In 2017, the

Partners

Eye Institute (which RPB helped found in 1968). RPB's $50,000 grant is intended to support AEVR's programs including Congressional briefings, educational

RPB UNRESTRICTED GRANT

Grants  Institutional Grants

expanding eye research programs. These annual $115,000 grants provide opportunities for creative planning that go beyond the scope of restricted project

RPB CHALLENGE GRANT

Grants  Institutional Grants

deadline for the RPB Challenge Grant is January 10. The fall cycle application deadline is July 1. (If the application deadline falls on a weekend or

Contact Us

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Uveitis / Infectious Diseases

known is that uveitis is responsible for about 10 percent of all cases of blindness in the U.S. Treatments for uveitis target the immune system response

RPB Career advancement Award

and promise. This one-time award of $150,000 is available to candidates who have already received their first NIH R01 and are collecting new data

RPB Career Development Award

report. RPB is partnering to co-fund one (1) award that focuses on artificial intelligence and/or data science. Additional awards without

Careers at RPB

About Us  Staff

research community. Since it was founded in 1960 by Dr. Jules Stein, RPB has awarded more than $413 million in research grants to the most talented vision

RPB Catalyst award for innovative Research approaches for age-related macular degeneration

award is $300,000 payable in two (2) payments, $150,000 per payment with the second payment contingent upon approval of a 14-month substantive progress

RPB Walt and Lilly Disney Award for Amblyopia Research

in the U.S. RPB grants a total of $150,000 to be divided among one or more awardees at a time. This award may be available through Spring 2025.

Invest in Sight

Donate  Support Us

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

Hope through Research: Retinitis Pigmentosa

Resources  RPB Vision Resources  Retinitis Pigmentosa

cells Upcoming gene therapy for Usher syndrome 1B, a major type of RP Refinements to retinal implants that would stimulate vision artificially [broken

Hope through Research: Uvetis / Infectious Eye Diseases

Resources  RPB Vision Resources  Uveitis / Infectious Diseases

system cells in autoimmune uveitis. (Abstract 1, Abstract 2, Abstract 3, Abstract 4, Abstract 5) [Matt: two broken links, delete?] Scientists have identified

Hope through Research: Diabetic Retinopathy

Resources  RPB Vision Resources  Diabetic Retinopathy

by RPB, has revealed that people with Type 1 diabetes who controlled their blood-sugar levels over that long term were more likely to reverse damage in

Hope through Research: Ocular Cancer

Resources  RPB Vision Resources  Ocular Cancer

spread of tumors in uveal melanoma. (Abstract 1, Abstract 2, Abstract 3) . Potential targets for new therapies for ocular cancers lie in the discovery

Hope Through Research: Glaucoma

Resources  RPB Vision Resources  Glaucoma

loss of sight. The condition occurs in about 10 percent of all cases of glaucoma, but is three times as likely to lead to blindness as the other forms.

Hope Through Research: Cornea

Resources  RPB Vision Resources  Corneal Disease

new therapies for corneal disorders. (Abstract 1, Abstract 2. Abstract 3) [one link wasn't active] Discovery of stem cells in the cornea is leading to

RPB international research collaborators award