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Funded Research   

The Ohio LIONS Eye Research Foundation Awards about $125,000 - $175,000 in research grants and fellowship grants each year.  There are dedicated funds for Age-related Macular degeneration as well as Diabetic eye disease, including diabetic retinopathy and cataract.

Dr. Pearlman

Dr. Mutti 

Dr. Nichols 

Dr. Organiziak

Dr. Kao

Dr. Zhang

Pictured are just some of the researchers presenting their funded research at the annual symposium of the Ohio LIONS Eye Research Foundation, 2005.                            

The Ohio LIONS Eye Research Foundation (OLERF) funds researchers from six sites in Ohio including:

(Click on the school/hospital name to see funded research summary)

• Department of Ophthalmology, Case Western University, Cleveland, Ohio

• Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

• Department of Ophthalmology at  The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

• Department of Ophthalmology, Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio

• Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio

• College of Optometry at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Number of Visitors Since 10/11/00 

W. R. Bryan Diabetic Eye Disease Research Fund

2008 OLERF Annual Report (PDF file)

2009 OLERF Annual Report (PDF file)

2010 OLERF Annual Report (PDF file)