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PUBLICATION EXCLUSIVE: ASCRS Research Council aims to mirror success of DRCR.net
The Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network is a collaboration among the National Eye Institute, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, industry and more than 400 committed retina specialists at 120 practices. The purpose of DRCR.net is to facilitate multicenter clinical research into diabetes-associated eye disease, including diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema, cataract, glaucoma, vitreous hemorrhage and other eye conditions. The network is funded primarily by federal grants from the NEI along with industry. As discussed in the accompanying cover story, DRCR.net clinical trials have contributed greatly (Read more...)