NAEVR Commends House for Passing 21st Century Cures Legislation with New Innovation Fund
07/10/2015 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 10, 2015 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org NAEVR COMMENDS HOUSE FOR PASSING 21ST CENTURY CURES LEGISLATION WITH NEW INNOVA… Read More
NAEVR Commends House and Senate for Making NIH Funding a Priority, Urges Congress to Make it a Reality
06/26/2015 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE GOES HERE! 2015 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org NAEVR COMMENDS HOUSE AND SENATE FOR MAKING NIH FUNDING A PRIORITY, URGES… Read More
NAEVR Commends House 21st Century Cures Legislation's Authorizing Levels for NIH, New Innovation Fund
05/21/2015 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 21, 2015 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director 240-221-2905 jamesj@eyeresearch.org NAEVR COMMENDS HOUSE 21ST CENTURY CURE… Read More
AEVR Announces Congressional Briefing—inflammatory Eye Disease: Focus on Uveitis
05/18/2015 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2015 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org AEVR ANNOUNCES CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING—INFLAMMATORY EYE DISEASE: FOCUS ON UVEITIS… Read More
NAEVR Announces Advocacy and Educational Opportunities at the 2015 ARVO Annual Meeting
04/04/2015 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 3, 2015 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org NAEVR ANNOUNCES ADVOCACY AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AT THE 2015 ARVO ANNUAL … Read More
NAEVR to Senate: Increase NEI Funding, As Americans Fear Vision Loss, Which is a Growing Public Health Problem
04/03/2015 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 3, 2015 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org NAEVR TO SENATE: INCREASE NEI FUNDING, AS AMERCIANS FEAR VISION LOSS, WHICH IS … Read More
NAEVR, VSOs/MSOs Request $15 Million for Vision Trauma Research in FY2016 Defense Appropriations
02/20/2015 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 20, 2015 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org NAEVR, VSOs/MSOs Request $15 Million for Vision Trauma Research in FY2016 D… Read More
NAEVR on President Obama's Proposed FY2016 Budget: NIH/NEI Increase Encouraging, but Still Does Not Reflect Growth and Biomedical Inflation
02/02/2015 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 2, 2015 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org NAEVR ON PRESIDENT OBAMAS PROPOSED FY2016 BUDGET: NIH/NEI INCREASE ENCOU… Read More
AEVR Announces March 2015 Congressional Briefings on Glaucoma and Defense-related Vision Research
01/26/2015 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 26, 2015 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org AEVR ANNOUNCES MARCH 2015 CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS ON GLAUCOMA AND DEFENSE-R… Read More
AEVR Announces Three Congressional Events to be Held in First-quarter 2014
12/21/2014 - The Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) Announces Three Congressional Events to be Held in First-Quarter 2014 Tuesday, February 25, 2014, Congressional Reception AEVR 20th Anniversary Ce… Read More
NAEVR Thanks Congress for Modest NIH/NEI Funding Increases, Vision Trauma Funding in FY2015 "Cromnibus" Funding Bill
12/15/2014 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2014 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org NAEVR THANKS CONGRESS FOR MODEST NIH/NEI FUNDING INCREASES, VISION TRAUMA F… Read More
NAEVR and AEVR Boards Elect Two New Directors, 2015 Officers
12/03/2014 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 3, 2014 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org NAEVR AND AEVR BOARDS ELECT TWO NEW DIRECTORS, 2015 OFFICERS (Washington,… Read More
As CR Passes, NAEVR Urges Congress to Finalize FY2015 Appropriations in the Lame Duck Session Which Adequately Fund Medical Research
09/19/2014 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 19, 2014 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org AS CR PASSES, NAEVR URGES CONGRESS TO FINALIZE FY2015 APPROPRIATIONS IN T… Read More
AEVR Announces September 18 Events: Release of a New National Public Opinion Poll of Vision and Congressional Briefing on Aging Eye Disease
07/30/2014 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 30, 2014 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org AEVR ANNOUNCES SEPTEMBER 18 EVENTS: RELEASE OF A NEW NATIONAL PUBLIC OPINION PO… Read More
NAEVR Endoreses the Accelerate Biomedical Research Act Introduced Today by Senator Tom Harkin
07/24/2014 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 24, 2014 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org NAEVR ENDORSES THE ACCELERATE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH ACT INTRODUCED TODAY BY SENAT… Read More
NAEVR Commends Senate Increase for NIH and NEI, Cautions that NEI Funding Has Not Been Fully Restored from Sequester Cuts
06/11/2014 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 11 2014 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org NAEVR COMMENDS SENATE INCREASE FOR NIH AND NEI, CAUTIONS THAT NEI FUNDING HAS N… Read More
The National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research
05/08/2014 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 8, 2014 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org NAEVR AND AEVR BOARDS ELECT FIVE NEW DIRECTORS (Washington, D.C.) At their Ma… Read More
NAEVR to Senate: As NEI Funding Has Decreased, the Incidence and Cost of Eye Disorders Have Increased
04/17/2014 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 17, 2014 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org NAEVR TO SENATE: AS NEI FUNDING HAS DECREASED, THE INCIDENCE AND COST OF EYE D… Read More
NAEVR to House: As NEI Funding Has Decreased, the Incidence and Cost of Eye Disorders Have Increased
03/27/2014 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2014 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org NAEVR TO HOUSE: AS NEI FUNDING HAS DECREASED, THE INCIDENCE AND COST OF EYE DI… Read More
VSOs/MSOs Support Increased Funding for Vision Trauma Research in Letter to Congress
03/27/2014 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27 2014 CONTACT: James F. Jorkasky Executive Director240-221-2905jamesj@eyeresearch.org VSOs/MSOs SUPPORT INCREASED FUNDING FOR VISION TRAUMA RESEARCH IN LETTER TO CON… Read More