Mission Statement of the Knights Templar Eye Foundation, Inc.

   To provide assistance to those who face loss of sight due to the need for surgical treatment without regard to race, color, creed, age, sex, or national origin provided that they are unable to pay or receive adequate assistance from current government agencies or similar sources and to provide funds for research in curing diseases of the eye.

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KNIGHTS TEMPLAR EYE FOUNDATION
Contact: Marvin L. Selock
Phone: (847) 490-3838
Website: www.knightstemplar.org/ktef/

   Knights Templar Eye Foundation Increases Their Pediatric Ophthalmology Grant Award
Schaumburg, IL - January 9, 2009

   The Knights Templar Eye Foundation has announced their Pediatric Ophthalmology Grant Award has been increased to $40,000. The Knights Templar Eye Foundation (KTEF) invites eligible investigators to submit applications for Pediatric Ophthalmology Research Grants for the nest award period of July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010. Deadline for the receipt of the submission is Monday, February 16, 2009.

   Grants supported by the Knights Templar Eye Foundation are awarded to impact the care of infants and children. Clinical or basic research on conditions that are potentially preventable or correctable such as amblyopia, cataract, glaucoma, optic nerve hypoplasia, nystagmus, retinopathy of prematurity, and hereditary diseases that occur at birth or within early childhood, such as retinoblastoma, are encouraged. Proposals for support of basis research on eye and visual system development also are welcome.
 
  The Knights Templar Eye Foundation is a 501 ( c ) 3 charity sponsored by and is the principal charity of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar of the United States of America. Its mission is to provide assistance to those who face loss of sight due to the need for surgical treatment without regard to race, color, creed, age, sex, or national origin provided they are unable to pay or receive adequate assistance from current government agencies or similar sources, and to provide funds for research in curing diseases of the eye. To date, the KTEF has provided in excess of $100 million of assistance in surgeries and in excess of $10 million in pediatric research grant awards.

For more information contact: Marvin L. Selock, (847) 490-3838, or email ktefofc@ix.netcom.com

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