That Man May See raises funds and awareness for UCSF’s Department of Ophthalmology and Francis I. Proctor Foundation for Research in Ophthalmology, to advance state-of-the-art patient care, breakthroughs in vision research, excellence in education for residents and fellows, and increased public understanding of eye health.
1) Launched a $4.5 million International Center for Glaucoma Research: a new glaucoma research initiative helped to recruit a clinician scientist to Ophthalmology and also launched a challenge fund for innovative research directed at combating this major cause of blindness. Subsequently, a center was established to recruit and support a dynamic team of clinician researchers and epidemiologists aimed at saving sight on a global scale. The focus of this center will start in India and scale in future years to remote regions in Africa and China.
2) Raised $3.1 million for treatment of babies and children who suffer from challenging eye conditions and diseases. Opened a new Visual Center for the Child on Parnassus campus. Once completed, fundraising continued to equip a similar all new pediatric ophthalmology unit at San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (SFGH), serving the most vulnerable populations and trauma victims. This project will make a tremendous impact by bringing lifetimes of sight to families where the need is greatest. Clinical research in both new facilities is aimed at transforming pedicatric eye care around the world.
Examples of sight-saving work include: 1) patient care and research (puchase of equipment for clinics and laboratories to hasten progress); 2) faculty recruitment and retention (anchor funds to initiate reseach for new faculty and seed-funds for peer-reviewed projects that show great promise all aimed at medical breakthroughs); and 3) increased public understanding of eye health (community events, seminars, and open houses "behind-the-science" to provide patients and the general public with up-to-date information about groundbreaking researchd to save and restore sight and how to combat eye diseases).
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Causes: Disabilities, Eye Diseases, Blindness & Vision Impairments Research, Health
Mission: The mission of that man may see is to raise funds for ucsf ophthalmology making possible breakthroughs in vision research, state-of-the-art patient care, opportunities for residents and fellows, and increased understanding of eye health among a community of friends.
Programs: Awards to ucsf ophthalmology, university of california, san francisco, for support of clinical research in eye disease, supplies, services, equipment and facilities. In addition to philanthropic gifts that flow through that man may see directly,the corporation also raises financial contributions that, due to their specific restrictions, flow through either the regents of the university of california or the ucsf foundation.