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08/29/2025

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08/29/2025

Share your story and inspire others: Donate to vision research today so that all who look may see.®

08/27/2025

Our Cornerstone Companies, Inc. team had a blast participating in the 28th Annual Cornea Classic Golf Outing last week at Plumb Creek Golf Club. ⛳

The Cornea Classic powers groundbreaking research and provides hope to families facing vision loss, and we’re proud to support such an impactful cause. Thank you to Price Vision Group & Cornea Research Foundation of America for hosting another fantastic outing— we truly enjoyed seeing sponsors, golfers, and guests, reconnecting with old friends, and making new connections.

Huge thanks to Rob Whitacre, Ross Goyer, Charles Yeo, Ben Cohen, MBA and Quinn Peterson for representing Cornerstone on the course. It was a fun-filled day, and we’re grateful to the Cornea Research Foundation of America, the golf committee, sponsors, and everyone involved for making this outing possible.

08/14/2025

Thank you Khamis Fine Jewelers for your support of vision research! Check out this beauty at the 26th Annual Cornea Classic Golf Outing next Tuesday, August 19th!

We have space for one more team or make a donation to help reach our $60,000 fundraising goal!

https://form.jotform.com/250916522831152

08/04/2025

ATTN: OPTOMETRISTS! Several opportunities from now through October to earn your continuing education credit for the year. Visit www.cornea.org/ce Focus on Education is now in it's 32nd year of offering 7 hours of quality CE in partnership with Price Vision Group. Special thanks to Dr. Kathy Kelley for her coordination for so many years!

07/28/2025

Don't forget to register to play or sponsor the upcoming Cornea Classic Golf Outing at Plum Creek! All funds raised help give people back the use of their eyes through research and education programs. Nearly $1M has been raised in almost three decades of this golf fundraiser! https://form.jotform.com/250916522831152

07/25/2025

Women experience a higher occurrence of Fuchs' dystrophy and usually display a more severe form of the disease than men, making women more likely to have cornea transplants.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3719980/

07/25/2025

Did you know that the single major risk factor associated with Fuchs' is genetic predisposition, with no consistent environmental correlates currently identified.

To describe the methods for family and case-control recruitment for a multi-center genetic and associated heritability analysis of Fuchs’ Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD). Twenty-nine enrolling sites with 62 trained investigators and ...

06/26/2025

Whether near or far, a golfer or not, we have opportunities to participate in the Cornea Classic, our only fundraising event to help raise funds for our research programs! Sign up at https://form.jotform.com/250916522831152

06/25/2025

06/24/2025

CRFA provides educational courses for surgeons and optometrists! Register at www.Cornea.org/CE

05/14/2025

This study is designed to determine if non-diabetic donor corneas are superior to diabetic donor corneas in terms of both graft success and endothelial cell density outcomes, with an additional specific aim to determine whether donors with a higher diabetes severity scale, and/or poorer control based on HbA1c are driving the effect. Results expected soon!

The DEKS will increase understanding of factors related to DMEK success while determining whether diabetes and/or diabetes severity in the donor and/or recipient adversely affects graft success and endothelial cell loss.

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Key Highlights Over 30 Years: CRFA Celebrates 30 Years of Saving Sight in 2018

Founded in 1988: Dr. Price secured initial funding, incorporated the Cornea Research Foundation of America and began tracking transplant outcomes in the Cornea Transplant Database so we could begin to understand why some transplants do better than others

On the Cutting Edge in 1991: First site in Indiana to test a new excimer laser which proved effective for millions who have now had laser vision correction

Going Global in 1997: Cornea.org was established as online resource for patients and doctors and the Visionary Newsletter was launched to update supporters on study findings and more Sharing Knowledge in 1998: We began offering Cornea Courses to surgeons and have now hosted 600 doctors from 36 countries

Artificial Iris Study begins in 2002: Began offering iris (colored part of the eye) implants to improve quality of life for those born without an iris or with iris damage from an eye injury

Revolutionized Cornea Transplants in 2003: Performed first DSEK transplant in the U.S. — our reports of excellent outcomes have helped DSEK become the most widely used transplant procedure

“100 Years Later” in 2005: Dr. Mathias Zirm of Austria, the grandson of the surgeon who performed the first successful human cornea transplant, came to the U.S. to learn endothelial keratoplasty from Dr. Price

Allergy Relief in 2003: Helped get approval for once-a-day eye drop to relieve ocular itching and pain associated with allergies

Cataract Surgery in 2004: Evaluated a “blue blocker” intraocular lens to protect the retina after cataract surgery resulting in widespread use throughout the U.S.

Worldwide Cornea Shortage in 2007: Research to multiply stem cells from a single donor cornea to offer potential relief for the worldwide tissue shortage began

Pioneering Transplantation Methods: In 2005, Dr. Price performed first transplant with interlocking laser-cut incisions allowing faster healing and higher success — a technique now used globally!

Major Contributor to Fuchs' dystrophy Research: Since our start, we've served as a contributor to multi-center effort to understand the genetic basis of Fuchs’ dystrophy in 2006 and now genetic follow up study currently underway in 2018

DMEK Arrives in 2008: Dr. Price published the first series of results on DMEK in the U.S. and through tracking outcomes found it reduces risk of graft rejection to less than 1% and leads to faster healing compared to full thickness and DSEK methods

Transplant Textbook in 2009: In addition to countless journal articles, Drs. Frank and Marianne Price co-authored first surgical textbook on DSEK and DMEK transplant techniques

Creating Resources in 2010: Drs. Frank and Marianne Price produced a book for surgeons providing practical advice about best practices in the treatment of cornea and external eye diseases

Addressing Why Transplants Fail in 2011: Studies initiated to unlock the mystery of why transplants that have been doing well sometimes rapidly deteriorate and fail resulting in graft replacement

LASIK vs. Contacts in 2012: Nationwide survey of 1,800 participants every year for 3 years to determine if patient satisfaction between these two popular vision correction methods changed over time

DMEK Steroid Studies in 2012: Initiated first-ever prospective studies (3 large studies) of 850 participants to optimize steroid dosing to minimize graft rejection and glaucoma risk with DMEK

Dry Eye Relief in 2013: Began several new studies to evaluate new treatments for dry eyes, one of the most frequent complaints made after eye surgery

Leaders in DMEK Tracking over 5,500 EK Surgeries since 2003: Now tracking long-term outcomes of over 5,500 endothelial keratoplasty (EK) procedures; continuing to uniquely position CRFA to make observations and optimize results more so than any other research center in the world

Crosslinking for Keratoconus since 2008: Studies to investigate crosslinking as a strengthening treatment for those with weakened corneas, for conditions such as keratoconus, began in 2008 and led to FDA approval in 2016

Long-Term Outcomes in 2016: CRFA published findings on 10-year DSEK follow-up and 5-year DMEK patient follow-up further showcasing the effectiveness of endothelial keratoplasty in treating corneal dystrophies

Genetics, Here We Go Again in 2017: a follow-up study to the Fuchs’ genetics study (2006) began in order to identify which transplant recipients are at risk for high intraocular pressure side effect after surgery

ROCK Inhibitors to Reduce Complications in 2018: A study to evaluate whether ROCK inhibitors can reduce the the number of transplant patients that experience elevated intraocular pressure and possibly help regrow lost endothelial cells

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