Glaucoma Awareness Month Fund

Glaucoma Research Foundation

The mission of the Glaucoma Research Foundation (GRF) is to cure glaucoma and restore vision through innovative research.Founded in 1978 in San Francisco, GRF funds glaucoma research worldwide and serves as the leading information source for patients and their families. GRF is committed to helping researchers achieve vision restoration for glaucoma patients and find a cure for glaucoma. Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the world, and vision loss from glaucoma is irreversible. Currently there is no cure, and everyone is at risk for developing this blinding disease. It is estimated that by 2020, 80 million people worldwide will have glaucoma. GRF is dedicated to improving the lives of glaucoma patients and funding innovative research to find a cure.

The Glaucoma Foundation

The Glaucoma Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of people with glaucoma. The Foundation works to encourage and support basic and applied research in glaucoma with a goal to preserve and restore vision. We strive to be an important resource to help patients, their families, and at-risk individuals to manage their glaucoma through education and outreach.

BrightFocus Foundation

BrightFocus funds exceptional scientific research worldwide to defeat Alzheimer’s disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma and provides expert information on these heartbreaking diseases.