At a recent meeting of the Ohio Lions Eye Research Foundation Board of Trustees, the trustees approved the distribution of $128,400 in eye research, diabetes research, age-related macular degeneration and fellowship grants. OLERF would like thank all the Ohio Lions clubs and various grantors whose fund-raising efforts made these disbursements possible.

Eye Research Grants were awarded to the following institutions:
• The Ohio State University Dept of Ophthalmology ($15,000)
• The Ohio State University Dept of Optometry ($18,000)
• University of Cincinnati Dept of Ophthalmology ($15,000)
• Case Western Reserve University Dept of Ophthalmology ($15,000)
• Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Dept of Ophthalmology ($14,500)
• Wright State University Dept of Biochemistry ($6,500)

Diabetes Research Grants were awarded to the following institutions:
• The Ohio State University Dept of Ophthalmology ($7,000)
• Case Western Reserve University Dept of Ophthalmology ($7,000)
• Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Dept of Ophthalmology ($6,000)

AMD Grants were awarded to the following institutions:
• Wright State University Dept of Biochemistry ($1,400)

Fellowship Awards were granted to the following institutions:
• The Ohio State University Dept of Ophthalmology ($5,000)
• The Ohio State University Dept of Optometry ($5,000)
• Case Western Reserve University Dept of Ophthalmology ($5,000)
• Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Dept of Ophthalmology ($5,000)