David B. Brint

Provides preventions, treatments and cures for people affected by retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration and usher syndrome

Provides investment services

Operates as non profit organization to provide special services to blind people

Provides development, equity investment, mortgage financing, asset and property management services

Develops real estate properties

Retina Research Foundation is a public charity dedicated to reducing retinal blindness worldwide by funding research and education programs. The non-profit company is based in Houston, TX. The foundation supports a broad spectrum of retina research initiatives, including pilot study grants, established awards, endowed chairs and professorships, international fellowships, and lifetime achievement awards. It raises funds through private donations and endowment investments to sustain its mission. The organization emphasizes translational and innovative research targeting major retinal diseases such as diabetic retinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity, age-related macular degeneration, inherited retinal degenerations, and retinitis pigmentosa. Supported projects explore molecular mechanisms, gene identification and therapy, metabolic modulation, nanomedicine, and tissue engineering approaches to preserve and restore vision. The foundation recognizes excellence in retinal science through awards and honors leading vision scientists for their contributions to understanding and treating vitreoretinal diseases. It fosters collaborations, provides educational resources, and promotes the advancement of ophthalmology through fellowships, travel scholarships, and dissemination of research findings.

Functions as a College/University

Operates as a fund focuses on making mission-related investments in companies with projects nearing clinical testing