Our Purpose

The Mary Tyler Moore Vision Initiative (MTM Vision) advances research to preserve and restore vision in people with diabetes. We strive to ensure that people with all types of diabetes can live joyful and independent lives free from the fear of vision loss and blindness.

Our Vision

A world without vision loss and blindness from diabetes.

 

Our Mission

To accelerate the development of new methods to preserve and restore vision in people with diabetes.

 

Our Approach

We catalyze research breakthroughs by eliminating barriers to progress and providing thought leadership and critical path research resources to our global collaborators in academia and industry, all committed to finding cures and new preventive strategies for vision loss and blindness from diabetes.

OUR PURPOSE

Diabetes is an all too personal time bomb which can go off today, tomorrow, next year, or 10 years from now - a time bomb affecting millions like me.”

— Mary Tyler Moore

There is currently no cure for Diabetic Retinal Disease

We must work together to stop vision loss and blindness from diabetes NOW!

530 million

people worldwide living with diabetes. Source

1 billion

people with diabetes by 2050 and at risk of vision loss and blindness. Source

80%

diagnosed with DRD after living with diabetes for 15 years. Source

Take Action

Donate to Advance Research for a World without Vision Loss and Blindness from Diabetes

The sight you help save may be your own or that of someone you love.

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