Dollars for Profs
Dig Into University Researchers' Outside Income and Conflicts of Interest
Published Dec. 6, 2019
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Conflict of Interest
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John Neitz
University of Washington, Department: Ophthalmology
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WaveShift LLC
Equity Interest - Non-publicly traded entity ( e.g., stock, stock option, or other ownership interest)
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Myopia: the role of cone opsin mutations & glasses that control axial elongation
The prevalence of myopia in the US is on the rise, up from 25% in 1971-1972 to 41.6% in1999-2004, with some underserved ethnic groups such as Native Americans and Alaskan Eskimos being particularly susceptible. The annual cost of treatment approximates 2-3 billion dollars for the estimated 40-50 million affected individuals in the US, in addition, myopia can lead to secondary complications that severely impair vision. The major objectives of this grant are to investigate newly identified genes and environmental cues in the etiology of nearsightedness and to establish a newly identified treatment that, in a small pilot study, showed great promise as an effective, inexpensive, non-invasive, non-pharmacological means of slowing or stopping abnormal eye growth.
Filed on September 13, 2016.
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