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India, US to fund collaborative grant for glaucoma research
The National Eye Institute and India’s Department of Biotechnology announced a new collaborative project to identify genetic risk factors and traits related to glaucoma. Grants from the two agencies stem from the U.S.-India Collaborative Vision Research Program, which is designed to advance knowledge in the biological mechanisms of ocular disease. The combined grants will be more than $1.3 million over 3 years, pending fund availability, according to an NEI press release.