In 2022, the not-for-profit Robert Machemer Foundation and the International Retinal Research Foundation (IRRF) partnered to create the Robert Machemer, MD/IRRF Fellowship. At the time of the collaboration, the IRRF agreed to provide $100,000 to The Robert Machemer, MD Foundation to co-fund this Fellowship. The overall goal was to support the transition of a vitreoretinal […]
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Bonnielin Swenor, PhD, M.P.H. Johns Hopkins Medicine TITLE OF PROJECT: Development of a Novel Technology to Connect Patients with Vision Loss: The Low Vision Connect App Funded for Two Years with matching funds provided by the American Macular Degeneration Foundation (AMDF). The goal of this proposal is to develop and test the “Low Vision Connect” […]
The Robert Machemer Foundation and the IRRF have collaborated to establish the Robert Machemer, MD Foundation and International Retinal Research Foundation Fellowship, that will provide $100,000 a year in career research development. The goal is to support the transition of a vitreoretinal surgical fellow to pursue independent research to improve knowledge of the causes and […]
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The International Retinal Research Foundation (IRRF) has partnered with The Macula Society to form The Macula Society/IRRF Award. The Award will be in accordance with the Macula Society’s purpose of providing a forum for the presentation and dissemination of the most current and most advanced scientific information and research in retinal vascular and macular diseases. […]
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Retina Society/IRRF Award The main mission of the Retina Society is to advance knowledge and education in the field of retina. Consistent with that mission, the Retina Society established a research and education grant program, with the objective of funding several annual research grants to support innovative research by Retina Society members. In their inaugural […]
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University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB): The IRRF is pleased to continue its support of UAB Connections, an innovative, facilitator-led psychoeducational support group for patients and their families living with vision loss. This program serves Alabamians with various eye diseases unlike any other eye care facility or traditional eye care efforts in Alabama or across […]
Read MoreThe vitreous humor of the eye is a clear gel-like structure comprised of collagen and water and fills the back of the eye.
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