Dedicated to funding the development of treatments and cures for blinding diseases.

Tens of millions of Americans lose vision every day, facing ultimate blindness. They are our friends, relatives, neighbors and colleagues. The cost of vision loss is extraordinary; according to the most recent National Eye Institute study, the nation loses over $67 billion annually due to the direct and indirect costs of vision loss, which is more than 100 times the annual budget of the National Eye Institute

Recent, groundbreaking successes in vision research – including the restoration of vision in human trials employing gene therapies and biotechnology prosthetics – along with the innovative work of interdisciplinary scientists across the country, will eradicate blinding disease and its great costs. These treatments also hold untold promise for many other diseases and conditions beyond vision loss. The sole limiting factor is the availability of research funding; the quicker the science is funded, the sooner Americans will see again and blindness will be relegated to the realm of tragic history.

To deliver these treatments as quickly and as effectively as possible, we need great Hope For Vision. We need to raise awareness of this daunting challenge faced by millions, and to applaud and support the groundbreaking science and scientists that have made cures for blindness not a question of “if” but “when.”

With the support of thousands of advocates across the country, and guided by its board of Visionary Scientists, HFV distributes grants to innovative researchers at leading American medical institutions, who employ a broad range of approaches to cures and treatments—from nanotechnology, to gene therapy, to biotechnology chip implantation.

Hope For Vision will provide the tools necessary for individuals like you to come together to share a common interest in this cause and to work together to spread awareness and raise research funding. Since 2005, 12 HFV Communities of Hope across the country have hosted over 30 events raising millions for research. Please visit our events page for more information about all of our upcoming fundraisers.

For more information and to find out how you can become a part of Hope for Vision, please email hope@hopeforvision.org.