Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM

Amount

$731,340.00

Award Date

7/17/2009

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

New approaches to lower intraocular pressure, a significant risk factor for the progression of glaucoma, will be investigated. Gene therapy approaches will be utilized to lower IOP by enhancing outflow via the uveoscleral pathway. One of the current most