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Mission Statement

Medical Education and Biomedical Research Facility

The mission of the Center for Macular Degeneration is

To identify the primary causes of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), glaucoma, and other heritable eye diseases,
To apply this improved understanding of disease mechanisms to the prevention of vision loss in the majority of people at risk, as well as to the development of effective treatments for those already affected
To deliver the most advanced medical, surgical, rehabilitative, and educational services available in a timely, caring and cost effective manner

This mission statement can be summarized by the following 500 year old motto:

To cure eventually
To help often
To comfort always

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