RESEARCH = HOPE

BrightFocus funds innovative scientific research worldwide to defeat Alzheimer's, macular degeneration, and glaucoma.
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Innovative Science

Innovative Science

We hear hope firsthand from scientists about their progress toward innovative tools and technologies, which provide earlier and more accurate diagnoses and treatments.

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We see hope in the eyes of the young, promising scientists who each year have their research ideas and "what-ifs" accelerated through our Fast Track programs and fellowship awards.

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Trusted Resources

We find hope in the notes we receive from those who say that BrightFocus gave them clear, trusted information to better understand and manage their health.

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Recent Updates

Recent Updates

  • BrightFocus Foundation Adds to Scientific Team

    BrightFocus Foundation, a premier source of private research funding to defeat Alzheimer’s disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma, today announced the addition of Sharyn Rossi, PhD, to its senior staff as the organization’s new Director of Scientific Programs, Neuroscience.

    Wednesday, October 21, 2020

  • Unlocking the Genetics of Glaucoma in Africa

    Working to save sight, BrightFocus’ National Glaucoma Research program is supporting Kathryn Burdon, PhD, of Australia’s University of Tazmania and Girum Gessesse, MD, of Ethiopia’s St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College to expand our scientific understanding of glaucoma in Africa.

    Thursday, October 8, 2020