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Our Summer 2014 SupportSightNEWSSM is now available. Click here to read.

Bragging Rights: We feel good about making the BBB list, and you can feel good about making an investment in MVRF! MVRF is proud to be listed as a charitable organization you can trust by the BBB Wise Giving Alliance in the recent Chronicle of Philanthropy's Giving USA edition.

We are all saddened by the sudden and unexpected loss of our co-founder Herbert (Herb) Lotman on May 8. Herb and his wife Karen established the Macula Vision Research Foundation (MVRF) as a 501 (c) 3 public charity in 1997 with the firm belief that 100 percent of all donations should be directly invested in [...]

When it comes to our health, we often visit our doctor or nurse regularly to make sure our bodies are healthy. But what about our eyes? They’re not always top of mind, but they’re just as important. During Healthy Vision Month, held each May, the National Eye Institute empowers Americans to make their eye health [...]

In humans, a tiny area in the center of the retina called the fovea is critically important to viewing fine details. Densely packed with cone photoreceptor cells, it is used while reading, driving and gazing at objects of interest. Some animals have a similar feature in their eyes, but researchers believed that among mammals the [...]

  Vance Durbin from Eye on Vision at WYPL in Memphis, a radio show for those with visual impairment, interviews Dawn Prall George, Executive Director of MVRF about the Foundation and its mission.

CBS' Erickson Blakney speaks with MVRF Founder Herb Lotman & MVRF Executive Director Dawn Prall George about the Macula Vision Research Foundation and finding a cure for retinal diseases: http://audio.cbsradionewsfeed.com/2014/02/18/15/N313_1392_7563130.mp3 What an awesome interview!

THE MACULA VISION RESEARCH FOUNDATION (MVRF) TO HOST FREE SUPPORTSIGHTSM SEMINAR ON AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION ON FEBRUARY 25, 2014 WHAT: The Macula Vision Research Foundation (MVRF) will host a FREE SupportSightSM seminar on February 25, 2014 about the latest in research, treatment, patient care and early detection, technology and coping with vision impairment. WHO: MVRF - a [...]