The Glaucoma Foundation: Advancing the Treatment of Glaucoma
The Glaucoma Foundation (TGF) is dedicated to accelerating breakthrough glaucoma research and helping move promising discoveries toward patients. By supporting innovative, next-generation research and connecting leading scientists and clinicians, TGF drives progress toward better understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of glaucoma, with the ultimate goal of finding a cure.
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Supporting Innovative Glaucoma Research
TGF supports emerging, high-potential discoveries across all types of glaucoma, including optic nerve protection, next-generation imaging, molecular pathways, biomarkers, genetics, and other promising areas of study.
Our agile approach allows scientists to pursue innovative new directions quickly, helping establish the scientific foundation for larger studies, future breakthroughs, and advances in the treatment of glaucoma.
How The Glaucoma Foundation Advances Research
Grant-in-Aid Program
The Glaucoma Foundation’s Grant-in-Aid Program supports investigator-led studies exploring new areas of glaucoma research. These grants help researchers pursue promising ideas, generate important early findings, and strengthen the foundation for future scientific breakthroughs.
Annual International Scientific Think Tank
The Glaucoma Foundation’s Annual International Scientific Think Tank brings together leading scientists and clinicians from around the world to exchange ideas, identify important research opportunities, and help shape new directions in glaucoma research.
This collaboration encourages fresh thinking and helps direct attention and resources toward promising approaches that may lead to better diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of glaucoma.
Strategic Acceleration Program
Through the Strategic Acceleration Program, TGF identifies innovative researchers with proven track records and provides strategic support for high-potential ideas.
The program is designed to help promising science progress toward meaningful patient benefit as responsibly and efficiently as possible, helping bridge the gap between emerging discoveries and advances in glaucoma care.
Working Toward Better Treatments and a Cure
Research has the potential to change how glaucoma is understood, detected, managed, and treated. By funding innovative ideas and encouraging collaboration among leading researchers, The Glaucoma Foundation is helping move the science forward toward improved treatments and, ultimately, a cure.