Vision
Vision – Transform visual system trauma care for our armed forces and the nation
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The Vision Research Program (VRP) is the nation's primary funder of vision injury research. Congress established the VRP in fiscal year 2009 (FY09) to "target the various causes, effects and treatment of vision injury" as related to military exposure. The VRP was administered by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command's Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center from FY09 to FY12 and was transitioned to the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) for administration starting with the FY13 program cycle.
The VRP challenges the scientific community to design innovative research that will significantly advance the understanding, prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, and/or treatment of eye injury or visual dysfunction associated with military exposure and research that will enable the delivery of care in the military operational environment. 1Frick KD, Singman EL. Cost of Military Eye Injury and Vision Impairment Related to Traumatic Brain Injury: 2001-2017. Military Medicine. 2019 May 1;184(5-6):e338-e343. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usy420.
2https://health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Centers-of-Excellence/Traumatic-Brain-Injury-Center-of-Excellence/DOD-TBI-Worldwide-Numbers
Resources for Investigators:
- A Beginner's Guide to Army Healthcare System
- Joint Health Services Publication JP 4-02
- Blast Term Dictionary and Guidance Documents for Blast Injury Research
- A Primer for Conducting DOD Funded Human Research with Military Populations
- Defense Health Agency Strategic Research Plan: Sensory Systems
Last updated Wednesday, September 4, 2024