- Oppose the $859 million cut to CDMRP in the House CR for FY25.
- Fully fund the Vision Research Program (VRP) to ensure research on traumatic eye injuries and vision loss can continue.
- Protect the future of vision research for military members, veterans, and all Americans.
Background:
Congress has just released its proposed Continuing Resolution (CR) for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25), and the news is alarming:
The bill proposes a devastating $859 million cut to the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) — slashing funding from $1.5 billion to $650 million, a 57% reduction.
⚠️ What This Means for Vision Research:
The CDMRP, including the Vision Research Program (VRP), provides critical funding for groundbreaking vision research aimed at preventing, treating, and curing eye injuries and vision loss—particularly for military service members, veterans, and their families. This funding has driven life-changing discoveries in treating combat-related eye trauma, blast injuries, and retinal diseases.
👉 If this cut happens, it will severely jeopardize ongoing and future research efforts—delaying treatments, slowing medical innovation, and leaving service members and millions of Americans vulnerable to vision loss.
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