- A $40 million donation to CU Anschutz’s Department of Ophthalmology will support eye disease research and treatment, focusing on macular degeneration and glaucoma.
- The donation establishes a research endowment, accelerating innovation and technology translation from lab to patient care.
The gift will be used to treat and potentially cure eye diseases like macular degeneration and glaucoma, increase focus on basic science, and harness artificial intelligence to revolutionize vision care.
The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus’ Department of Ophthalmology has received a $40 million gift. The donor, a patient at the Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Eye Center, has chosen to remain anonymous.
The Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Eye Center is the sole academic eye center in Colorado and serves about 115,000 patients a year.
The university stated that the gift will be used to treat and potentially cure eye diseases like macular degeneration and glaucoma, increase focus on basic science, and harness artificial intelligence to revolutionize vision care…