Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

Amount

$227,994.00

Award Date

8/31/2010

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

There are over 3.2 - 4.7 million people in the US suffering from dry eye syndrome (DES) by middle age. DES is a common multi-factorial disease of the tears and ocular surface that results in symptoms of discomfort, visual disturbance, and tear film instab