Foundation awards first Publications Grant

Corresponding author Khabir Ahmad got the good news  in January. His paper was accepted for publication in  ARVO's Investigative Ophthalmology andVisual Sciences  (IOVS) journal, and he would be the first author to  receive a $1,000 Publications Grant from the ARVO  Foundation to help publish the research.

Khabir Ahmad, MBBS, MSc

"The grant has been very valuable as it has enabled  publication of our study, which provides significant  insights into barriers to eye care in a marginalized community  where policy, service delivery and healthcare  research is often neglected," said Ahmad, director, Office  of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University in Pakistan. "Thank  you ARVO."

The paper, entitled "Self-perceived barriers to eye care in a hard-to-reach population:  The Karachi Marine Fishing Communities Eye and General Health Survey," was published  in late February. Contributing authors are Anthony  B. Zwi of the University of New South Wales, Sydney,  Australia; Tanveer A. Chaudhry of Aga Khan University  and independent consultant Daniel Tarantola.

ARVO launched its Publications Grant in 2014 to help  authors who need funding assistance to publish in one of  its three journals. The grants are supported by contributions  to the ARVO Foundation and provide funding to  several authors per year.

For more information on supporting the Publications  Grant, visit  arvofoundation.org/pubsgrant.