Founded as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization (tax ID 31-1242592) by Francis Price, Jr., MD in 1988, the Cornea Research Foundation of America was established to help people achieve the best vision possible. Our Strategic Goals include: -Pioneer improvements in corneal transplantation to improve outcomes for patients -Provide new vision restorative treatments to patients through clinical studies -Lead education for ophthalmic surgeons, optometrists and patients Key Accomplishments Through diligence in conducting more than 100 clinical research studies with a commitment to education, we’ve made many significant contributions to the eye care community. Here are just a few of the many ways in which we’ve made an impact: -Successfully helped to pioneer a new cornea transplant method called endothelial keratoplasty (EK, DSEK, and DMEK). These methods dramatically improve outcomes for patients and reduce transplant rejection rates from 20 percent to less than 1 percent. -Provide education to eye care professionals through the training of more than 600 ophthalmic surgeons on cutting-edge techniques to treat conditions such as Fuchs’ dystrophy, keratoconus, cataracts, and glaucoma. Provided thousands of hours of continuing education to optometrists. -Published more than 150 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters sharing key study results with eye surgeons around the globe. -Played a key role in a number of research studies that have resulted in the approval and usage of modern medications and devices for the treatment of cornea transplants, cataracts, glaucoma, LASIK vision correction and much more! Learn more at Cornea.org.