Primary Recipient

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Amount

$140,650.00

Award Date

9/30/2009

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

Macular degeneration - the loss of central vision due to retinal damage - is the leading cause of visual impairment in the developed world, affecting more than 1.6 million Americans over the age of 50. Individuals with total loss of central vision must l