Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, THE

Amount

$338,625.00

Award Date

9/01/2009

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

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Avascularity of the cornea is necessary for optical transparency in the visual axis. Vision-threatening corneal angiogenesis can be caused by diseases, aging, infection, or trauma. The basis of the cornea's physiologic