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Tanoto Foundation gives S$1m to Singapore National Eye Centre to Combat Age Related Macular Degeneration

  • Tanoto Foundation's donation will advance research into gene therapy to address eye condition that is a major cause of vision loss
  • The condition affects 200 million globally and 5 out of 100 in Singapore; number of cases expected to rise with Singapore's ageing population

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 8 September 2023 - Tanoto Foundation today announced a donation of S$1 million to the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) to support a three-year research programme into gene therapy to combat age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a chronic, irreversible eye condition that affects 200 million people worldwide.

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