About Us
Behind every donation is a story of hope.
At Brandan’s Eye Research Foundation, we are committed to supporting early-stage research that leads to real breakthroughs. Our goal is to give children and families a clearer future, one step at a time.
Brandan’s Eye Research Foundation was created to support individuals, especially children, living with vision-threatening eye diseases. The foundation is named after Brandan Cescolini, who was born with bilateral cataracts and remains at risk of blindness from glaucoma.
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Since its founding on November 4, 2003, the foundation has raised more than $2.5 million through community-led fundraising. These funds directly support clinical care, early-stage medical research, and programs that give families access to better treatments and brighter futures.
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We are proud to partner with leading institutions like the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto. Our funding helps researchers gather the critical early data needed to explore potential cures. This early research is often the hardest to fund, but it lays the foundation for major medical breakthroughs.
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Our commitment is simple. We believe that every child deserves the chance to see the world clearly. That’s why we focus on research, innovation, and support that protects and restores sight.
There are still no cures for many eye diseases.
Research can change that.
Our Mission
We fund research that helps uncover why eye diseases develop and how they can be treated.
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By supporting early-stage medical studies, we help researchers take the first steps toward new discoveries. These studies are often the most difficult to fund but are essential for driving innovation in eye care.
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Our goal is to help doctors improve the way they diagnose and treat vision-threatening conditions. The research we support is published in leading medical journals and informs treatment strategies used by eye specialists around the world.
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Everything we do brings us closer to a future where no child has to live with preventable blindness.
