Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM

Amount

$412,500.00

Award Date

8/19/2009

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

Bacterial keratitis is a major cause of ocular surface morbidity that often leads to permanently compromised visual function, somethings to an extent that necessitates corneal transplantation to resture adequate vision. Often the bacterial strains that c