Mary’s spirit was a beacon. Let’s honor her extraordinary life by making her dream of a world without vision loss from diabetes a reality.”
— S. Robert Levine MD, Mary's Husband
MARY'S STORY
Mary Tyler Moore vision initiative
Join us in honoring Mary Tyler Moore by supporting our mission to end vision loss and blindness from diabetes.
Our PurposeAccelerate the Cure for Vision Loss and
Blindness from Diabetes;
530 Million People Worldwide at Risk
The Mary Tyler Moore Vision Initiative has produced our first PSA campaign to drive support for the advancement of medical research
to preserve and restore vision in people with diabetes.
Narrated by Kevin Kline, the PSA includes remarks by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon.
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1 Billion
people with diabetes by 2050 and at risk of vision loss and blindness
The Mary Tyler Moore Vision Initiative (MTM Vision) is a one-of-a-kind non-profit uniting the world in the fight against diabetes-related vision loss and blindness. MTM Vision enables significant research breakthroughs and supports global scientific collaboration to realize Mary’s dream of a world without vision loss and blindness from diabetes.
MTM Vision brings together global leaders and innovators from diverse fields, including universities, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, government agencies, tech firms, the entertainment industry, and people and families with diabetes, all to advance research for a cure for diabetic retinal disease.”
OUR PURPOSE
News
MTM Vision News
Detroit Free Press Article With Dr. S. Robert Levine
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Our Publications
“Diabetic Retinopathy in Youths – A Potential Unappreciated Public Health Catastrophe”
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Our Publications
Data Harmonization, Standardization, and Collaboration for Diabetic Retinal Disease (DRD) Research: Report From the 2024 Mary Tyler Moore Vision Initiative Workshop on Data
The report, “Data Harmonization, Standardization, and Collaboration for Diabetic Retinal Disease (DRD) Research: Report From th...
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