Ophthalmology Research in Low- and Middle-Income Countries 2025
Global estimates of visual impairments point to a major challenge globally with over one billion people suffering from blindness or mild, moderate to severe visual impairments. Although the large majority of affected people live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), only a limited research effort is focused on their specific challenges. Submission deadline: 29.09.2025
Strategic focus:
Developing and strengthening institutional research capacity in LMICs, reinforcing ophthalmology research locally at the institutional level in a sustainable manner
Identifying and working on the specific biomedical knowledge gaps in LMICs in relation to the local context and environment
Projects that will induce a change of perspective in ophthalmology research and will strengthen the institutions necessary for this research to take place. In the long run the projects will provide innovative and effective solutions for the challenges in eye health specific to LMICs.
Project type:
Institutional research capacity strengthening projects: projects aiming at sustainably building, developing, or reinforcing institutional structures enabling biomedical ophthalmology research in LMICs.
Innovative and interdisciplinary biomedical research projects aiming to develop and validate new diagnostic, prevention, or treatment methods for eye diseases adapted to the local context of LMICs. Such projects must also contribute to some extent to strengthen capacities of the institutions in LMICs.
Note that projects with a higher share of institutional research capacity strengthening aspects will be prioritized in the project assessments.
Consult the call for proposal.
Submission deadline: 29.09.2025