Primary Recipient

OAKLAND UNIVERSITY

Amount

$740,000.00

Award Date

6/03/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma (POAG), the leading cause of blindness in the United States, is characterized by a progressive loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is a major risk factor for RGC loss in glaucoma, but the