Primary Recipient

ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Amount

$360,870.00

Award Date

9/30/2010

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

Recently employed anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy is a very promising treatment for the wet form of age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. To be effective, multiple intravitreal injections are needed every four t