About RPB
Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) provides major eye research funding to more than 50 leading scientific institutions in the U.S. and supports the work of hundreds of talented vision scientists engaged in a diverse range of disease-oriented research.
RPB Provides $10.7 Million in Grants
RPB's funding for vision research reached $10.7 million in 2014, as Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) completed it's final round of grant making...
Vision Science News
FDA approves artificial retina for use in the United States:
Man sees again after 33 years
Bionic retina soon to be available
A Stem Cell for Every Occasion
The idea that stem cells – the precursors of all body tissues – could be turned into organ replacements for diseased body parts has tantalized physicians and patients for decades.
RPB Convenes Eye Research Funders
March 24, 2015, Washington, DC -- Top execs from major eye research funding organizations convened in Washington, DC for a second time to advance an agenda for collaborative action in addressing key issues facing...
AMD Drug Can Prevent Diabetic Vision Loss
RPB-supported researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) report that ranibizumab (sold as Lucentis) can help Hispanic and non-Hispanic whites with diabetic macular edema (DME) in the United States...
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As a catalyst for vision research, Research to Prevent Blindness partners with other vision research funders-—combining resources, experience and capacity—to accelerate solutions for vision loss.
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