Eye charity Fight for Sight is dedicating £1.4m of funding for research into the prevention and treatment of eye diseases including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), retinitis pigmentosa, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and corneal dystrophy.
The grants will support universities across the UK from the University of Cambridge and Newcastle University to the University of Dundee and Queen's University Belfast.
Michèle Acton, chief executive of Fight for Sight, said: 'The grants programme is extremely competitive and sadly every year we receive many more applications than we are able to support. We have chosen to fund 10 projects, across a number of disease areas, which offer real hope to the many people affected by blindness and eye disease.'
Register now to continue reading
Thank you for visiting Optician Online. Register now to access up to 10 news and opinion articles a month.
Register
Already have an account? Sign in here