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Noted vision researcher of the Netherlands receives the prestigious 2017 Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research. 

May 9, 2017
Newsletters

Learn about new research that sheds light on sex-based differences in Alzheimer’s disease, how inflammation may be related to the development of Alzheimer’s, tips to engage someone who has Alzheimer’s in activities, and information about a citizen science project funded by BrightFocus Foundation that enables anyone to contribute to Alzheimer’s research by playing an online game, and more in the spring 2017 edition of Alzheimer’s Disease Research Review.

May 4, 2017
By lending insight into early drusen formation, results of a BrightFocus MDR grant may help us treat AMD earlier and lessen our dependency on injections in its later stages to preserve sight.
Apr 21, 2017
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From Stacy Pagos Haller, President and CEO

Apr 18, 2017
Newsletters

The spring 2017 edition of Macular Degeneration Research News has information about a cancer drug that may lead to a new treatment for dry AMD, a story about how the implantable miniature telescope enhances sight in a patient with AMD, tips for how to make your home safer for people with low vision, and much more.

Mar 30, 2017
Newsletters

Learn about experimental drugs implanted in the eye that may enhance visual function, the genetic risks of developing glaucoma, how glaucoma can occur even when eye pressures is a normal range, and much more in the winter 2017 edition of the National Glaucoma Research Report.

Mar 30, 2017

Our sneak preview of The Crowd & the Cloud, a new PBS series featuring the BrightFocus-funded EyesOnAlz project. Set to air April 6, it’s an epic look at what ordinary citizens are doing to improve health and cure diseases, even Alzheimer’s!

Mar 27, 2017
Press Releases

BrightFocus Foundation today announced a record $13.3 million in new grants for promising science toward finding cures for Alzheimer’s disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma.

Mar 27, 2017
Vision health needs to be more at the forefront of both public policy and public health concerns.
Mar 15, 2017
Research News
Francis Hanes, PhD, is using his knowledge of biophysics to advance Alzheimer’s imaging and achieve earlier diagnosis. Read about his BrightFocus-funded research.
Feb 17, 2017