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We Support New Ideas

Our Mission: To Fund New Ideas at Their Inception

The Society’s independently judged, peer-reviewed research grants are highly valued by researchers and considered important and prestigious within the scientific community.

The Society has funded research projects by most of Canada’s top glaucoma researchers – doctors and scientists interested in finding new treatments and in preventing blindness from glaucoma. These highly respected researchers are recognized across Canada and internationally.

Their research includes:

  • seeking to protect good nerve cells in the eye and repair damaged ones
  • searching for genes related to glaucoma
  • improving blood flow to the eye, and
  • making glaucoma surgery easier for the patient.

Glaucoma Research Society of Canada grants $315,040 to 16 Research Projects in 2022:

  • Krembil Research Institute/ Donald K. Johnson Institute, Toronto, ON
    SKI-1 inhibition promotes optic nerve regeneration in an animal model for Glaucoma.
    Dr. Philippe Monnier
  • University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
    How many patients with glaucoma were identified from routine eye exams by optometrists?
    Dr. Yaping Jin, Dr. Yvonne Buys
  • University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
    Cytokine profiles in different stages of primary open angle glaucoma
    Dr. Ellen Zhou, Dr. Jeremy Sivak, Dr. Irfan Kherani, Dr. David Mathew & Dr. Matthew Schlenker
  • Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
    Neuroprotective Effects of Lithium in a Model of Experimental Glaucoma
    Dr. Balwantray Chauhan, Dr. Tomas Hajek
  • Krembil Research Institute/ Donald K. Johnson Institute, Toronto, ON
    Advanced visual telerehabilitation: Home-based audiovisual stimulation protocol with virtual reality in glaucoma patients – a pilot study.
    Dr. Michael Reber, Dr. Monica Daibert-Nido
  • McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
    Eye Patient Adherence and Compliance (EYE-PAC) Intervention Program: Improving glaucoma adherence and compliance among high-risk patients with pilot multi–interventional program
    Dr. Enitan Sogbesan
  • Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
    Risk of Angle Closure Glaucoma and Posterior Subcapsular Cataract with Methylphenidate Use for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
    Dr. Brennan Eadie, Dr. Mahyar Etminan, Dr. Bonnie He, Dr. Rami Darwich
  • University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
    Can Corneal Biomechanics Predict Glaucoma Surgery Outcomes?
    Dr. Ike Ahmed, Dr. Matt B. Schlenker, Dr. Irfan Kherani, Dr. James J. Armstrong
  • McGill University Health Centre Research Institute, Montreal, QC
    Assessing Possible Photoreceptor Loss in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma by OCT and Histology
    Dr. Miguel N Burnier Jr, Dr. Nabil Saheb
  • Unity Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
    Do Cardiac Hormones Play a Role in Glaucoma?
    Dr. Neeru Gupta, Dr. Yeni Yϋcel
  • University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
    Risk of angle closure glaucoma with bisphosphonates in osteoporosis patients
    Dr. Mahyar Etminan, Dr. Bonnie He, Dr. Rami Darwich, Dr. Brennan Eadie
  • University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
    Adaptation of Accessible Virtual Reality Technologies for Surgical Training in Glaucoma
    Dr. Patrick Gooi, Dr. Derek Waldner, Dr. Abdullah Sarhan
  • University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
    Intraocular Pressure Comparisons with Icare HOME versus iCare IC200
    Dr. Jenn Qian, Dr. Matt Schlenker, Dr. Irfan Kherani
  • Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON
    Impact of Breathing Exercises and Meditation in Reducing Stress in Glaucoma Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic: An Electronic Pilot Feasibility Study
    Dr. Monali Malvankar, Dr. Cindy M.L Hutnik
  • RENEWAL: Université Laval, Quebec City, QC
    Comparison of Laser Diode Parameters
    Dr. Andrew Toren, Dr. Béatrice Des Marchais, Dr. Catherine Baril, Dr. Caroline Lajoie, Dr. Annie Goyette
  • RENEWAL: Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON
    Impact of Meditation on Reducing Stress in Glaucoma Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic: An Electronic Pilot Feasibility Study
    Dr. Monali Malvankar & Dr. Cindy Hutnik

2021 RESEARCH PROJECT DETAILS

PAST RESEARCH PROJECTS


Funds Raised Goes to Researchers Throughout Canada

The Glaucoma Research Society of Canada is the only Canadian non-profit organization solely dedicated to funding glaucoma research. Since 1989, it has raised more than five million dollars in support of 247 research projects. The Society funds 10 to 15% of all independent glaucoma research in Canada.

Sound governance, a volunteer board, and low administration costs ensure that as much funds raised by the Society go directly to Canadian researchers.

Registered charity information returns including detailed financial information are available online at the federal government’s Charities Directorate (part of the Canada Revenue Agency). The Society’s Charitable Donation Registration Number is 88917 8695 RR0001.

AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (pdf)