Glaucoma Research Foundation
31st Anniversary Benefit Set for Jan. 28, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29 -- In celebration of National Glaucoma
Awareness Month, Glaucoma Research Foundation (GRF) will commemorate its 31st
Anniversary with a benefit at the historic Palace Hotel in San Francisco, Jan.
28, 2009. The annual event serves as the showcase for recent advances in
GRF-funded research.
Glaucoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness. With an aging
population, millions worldwide risk blindness from glaucoma if nothing is
done. "Early detection and treatment is the only way to prevent further vision
loss," says Thomas M. Brunner, GRF president and CEO. "At GRF, we believe that
a cure is attainable in the future and National Glaucoma Awareness Month helps
us raise awareness for potential treatments and cures available to glaucoma
patients today."
The Benefit begins at 5 p.m. with a scientific overview of recent research
advances presented by the four principal investigators of GRF's Catalyst for a
Cure (CFC) consortium. A reception follows at 6 p.m. and dinner commences at 7
p.m.
Individual Benefit tickets are $300, with tables available at $25,000,
$15,000, $10,000 and $6,000. For information or to receive an invitation,
please contact Craig Palmer, 415.986.3162 or [email protected].
About the Glaucoma Research Foundation
Glaucoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness. Founded in 1978 in
San Francisco, the Glaucoma Research Foundation is the oldest national
foundation dedicated to preventing vision loss from glaucoma by investing in
innovative research, education and support with the ultimate goal of finding a
cure.
http://www.glaucoma.org
SOURCE Glaucoma Research Foundation
E. Carmen Torres of Glaucoma Research Foundation,
+1-415-986-3162, ext. 224,
[email protected]