The TGF Art Challenge was a real success! Thanks to your support, we surpassed our goal to fund sight-saving research. You can still help us achieve our next fundraising milestone: $40,000. Visit our online gallery to see all the submitted pieces and vote for your favorite art pieces. Every dollar raised through the TGF Art Challenge will support the Foundation’s
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A Message from our President & CEO, Elena Sturman
The times continue to be challenging. But we want you to know that TGF has been hard at work, with a special focus on our research program. Each year, TGF awards seed grants for innovative projects that provide a platform for large and impactful research advances. We recently announced a new granting platform focused on the topic of intraocular pressure-independent
Announcing the TGF Art Challenge
The TGF Art Challenge is raising money to fund sight-saving research. Beginning as a website gallery of original artworks, it will culminate in a beautiful hardbound art book. You can join our challenge as an artist or an art lover, beginning today and through September 14. Images will begin appearing in the gallery on Tuesday, August 11. 1. Artists: Ask
Resources for Seniors
Do you have questions about long-term care or financial assistance for senior care and living expenses? Click here to see a handy guide that has information on this and so much more!
Going To Your Eye Care Professional
"The New Normal" With states at various stages of opening up, doctors are also beginning to reopen their offices and see patients. Due to COVID-19, many glaucoma patients have missed their regular appointments to test for progression. And, as anyone who has recently made an office visit knows, it’s a “new normal”. New protocols are in place to limit exposure. Everything has had to be considered, from pre-appointment contacts and check-in procedures to screen for potential COVID-19 symptoms (e.g. taking the patient’s temperature
Patient Spotlight – Christine DiSomma
[caption id="attachment_2049" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Christine and her daughter Claudia[/caption] In 2017, Christine DiSomma was diagnosed with glaucoma. This is her story. I had never been to an optometrist/ophthalmologist before. What drew me to go see the doctor was trouble reading, and I was experiencing red eyes. Honestly, I just thought I needed reading glasses. When the doctor did my eye
A Message from our President & CEO
A Message from TGF's President & CEO, Elena Sturman Glaucoma is a disease that affects different ethnic groups in different ways. People of African descent develop the disease at about four times the rate of people of European ancestry. While we understand there are biological reasons for these disparities, we recognize that our well-being is profoundly impacted by our economic
Glaucoma and COVID-19
Addressing Patient Care Concerns During the COVID-19 Crisis Robert D. Fechtner, MD Chair, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY Several months into the COVID-19 pandemic, we know that certain precautions have worked in terms of “stopping the spread.” Social distancing works. Washing one’s hands frequently, including before and after instilling eye drops, not touching
Join Us On May 5th For #GivingTuesdayNow
My staff and our Board of Directors join me in sending you our best wishes for your health and safety. I am always amazed to see how our communities find ways to unite and overcome adversity. In response to the many challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the world will come together on May 5th in a global day of
COVID 19 – A Message from Elena Sturman, President and CEO of The Glaucoma Foundation
During this health crisis, we want to stay in touch. Here’s some helpful information from the American Academy of Ophthalmology. · When a sick person coughs or talks, virus particles can spray into another’s face. While you are most likely to inhale those droplets through your mouth or nose, they can also enter through your eyes. · You can also