Programs

  • Community Services Programs

    COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS: DRY EYE FOUNDATION (DEF) SERVED APPROXIMATELY 200 CLIENTS THROUGH ITS HELPLINE PEER COUNSELING PROGRAM. DEF HOSTED 120 SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS WITH APPROXIMATELY 600 ATTENDEES. DEF'S VARIOUS MEDICAL SUPPORT GROUPS ON FACEBOOK SERVED 15,000 MEMBERS. DEF ATTENDED THREE NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL EVENTS AND EXHIBITED AT TWO NATIONAL CONFERENCES TO RAISE AWARENESS AMONGST EYE CARE PROFESSIONALS ABOUT THE FOUNDATION'S COMMUNITY SERVICES.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $30.5K

  • Education Programs

    EDUCATION PROGRAMS: THE FOUNDATION MAINTAINS WEBSITES DRYEYEFOUNDATION.ORG, DRYEYEZONE.COM, DRYEYESTORIES.COM AND BIOLOGICEYEDROPS.COM. DEF CREATED MORE THAN 100 NEW PAGES OF EDUCATIONAL CONTENT INCLUDING POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS, ARTICLES, BLOG POSTS, VIDEOS. DEF ATTENDED THREE NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL EVENTS AND EXHIBITED AT TWO NATIONAL CONFERENCES TO RAISE AWARENESS AMONGST EYE CARE PROFESSIONALS ABOUT THE FOUNDATION'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $14K

  • Advocacy Programs

    ADVOCACY PROGRAMS: THE FOUNDATION ADVOCATES FOR THE SAFETY OF DRY EYE TREATMENTS SOLD IN THE US. IN 2022, DEF SHARED RESEARCH WITH THE FDA LEADING TO INVESTIGATION OF ILLEGALLY MARKETED UNPROVEN TREATMENTS, AND ENGAGED IN A PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TO ALERT CONSUMERS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ABOUT ILLEGALLY MARKETING OF UNAPPROVED DRUGS THROUGH DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING PRACTICES. SEPARATELY, DEF PRESIDENT WAS INVITED TO REPRESENTED THE PATIENT COMMUNITY IN A PROGRAM TO IMPROVE INDUSTRY'S UNDERSTANDING OF PATIENT NEEDS AND THE ROLE OF PATIENT ADVOCACY.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $7K