Primary Recipient

OAKLAND UNIVERSITY

Amount

$28,937.00

Award Date

6/05/2009

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

The objective of this award is to evaluate the role of oxidative stress in the development of human nuclear cataract, the most common type of lens opacity in older adults, and the type most likely to require surgery. The overall hypothesis of the proposal