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BASCOM PALMER EYE INSTITUTE

Receives Its Largest Single Donation,

to Establish Research Center

ois Pope, one of the nation’s leading
philanthropists donated $12 million to the
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute to establish a
center for collaborative, cutting-edge vision
L research for macular degeneration and other
retinal conditions. The Lois Pope Center for Retinal &
Macular Degeneration Research located on the Institute’s
Palm Beach Gardens campus is expected to open in late 2019.
The 21,000 square foot center will serve as the premier
hub for national and international clinical care and research
studies to identify the next generation of treatments for
macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and inherited
retinal diseases. It will be equipped with the latest research,
diagnostic and imaging technology, and educational facilities.
“Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is one of the crown
jewels of the Miller School of Medicine and UHealth –
the University of Miami Health System,” said Edward
Abraham, M.D., executive vice president for health
affairs; CEO of UHealth; dean and chief academic
officer of the Miller School of Medicine. “The Institute’s
collaborative approach capitalizes on the groundbreaking
discoveries of the best ophthalmic experts in the world.
The Lois Pope Research Center will be able to build
on that expertise to develop leading-edge, targeted
treatments for patients with retinal disease and macular
degeneration for generations to come.”

For more information visit bascompalmer.org or call us at
239.659.3937