A study highlighted the growing role of industry funding in ophthalmology research, with a 203% increase between 2014 and 2020.
“Results of this study support the hypothesis that research collaborations between industry and ophthalmology are extensive and increasing in scope,” the authors wrote.
The study used data from the Open Payments program, a nationwide public database reporting industry payments to physicians, and payments for research purposes were extrapolated. Industry funding was then compared with public research funding by the National Eye Institute.
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