The New Face At Glaucoma Research Foundation


Earlier this year, the Glaucoma Research Foundation announced a new addition to the foundation – Mr Candler Gibson. He is to become the Director of Development, bringing over 2 decades of experience in development and fundraising. Mr Gibson’s comes highly recommended from his last post as Director of Development for the Johns Hopkins Heart and Vascular Institute.

It is hoped that Mr Gibson will continue to develop the fundraising and research potential of the organisation, so that it may continue to fund work into the field of glaucoma treatment.

Since graduating from Yale University, Mr Gibson has held a number of prestigious posts where he was involved in fundraising and developing many medical institutions. These include The University of California and The Yale School of Medicine. If he continues to show this level of commitment to his work, it is likely that the organisation will be able to fund all the research that it wants.

Since its inception in 1978, the Glaucoma Research Foundation has strived to help prevent vision loss due to glaucoma, through education, research and support. The main goal of the organisation is to eventually find a cure for the condition which affects millions each year.

Every year, the Glaucoma Research Foundation supports many researchers in their scientific endeavours. To date it has given more than $45 million worth of grants to aide scientists in their work. Alongside this vital work, it also supports people who have the condition, along with their friends and families.

Unfortunately the Glaucoma Research Foundation receives no government funding, relying purely on donations from individuals. For it to fund all the research it can, 85 cents from every dollar are used, leaving only 15 cents for other costs, such as advertising. The main area of research the foundation is funding is the CFC or catalyst for a cure program. This aims to accelerate the rate at which new discoveries in the field are made, hopefully leading to a cure in a much shorter space of time.

It is vital that the Glaucoma Research Foundation continues to receive as much money as possible so that it can continue its brilliant work in the field of glaucoma research funding.

13th November 2009

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