Written by / Compiled by KMI Media Group staff
MMT 2010 Volume: 14 Issue: 5 (August)
VCE Chief Guides $10 Million in Grant Awards
The Vision Center of Excellence (VCE), established in 2008 by the National Defense Authorization Act, is a collaborative effort between the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs and reflects the integrated program priorities of both departments. Army Colonel Donald A. Gagliano, M.D., was selected as the executive director of the VCE November 2008. The VCE is committed to continuously improving the health and quality of life for members of the armed forces and veterans through advocacy and leadership in the development of initiatives focused on the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, research and rehabilitation of disorders of the visual system.
Recently the DoD’s Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center announced $10 million in grant awards to vision researchers from its Vision Research Program (VRP) led by the VCE executive director. The VRP identified several key areas of research: treatment for traumatic brain injury-associated visual dysfunction; treatments to slow or stop loss of vision in traumatic optic neuropathies; computational models of mechanisms of primary blast injury to the eye and vision system; methods to test visual dysfunction in the presence of cognitive impairment; and treatments for blast and burn injury to ocular structures. These grants, and the efforts they support, will go even further in providing vision care to our service members and veterans.
For more information about the VCE and its initiatives visit: www.visioncenterofexcellence.org .
Expeditionary Water Packaging Systems for USMC
The U.S. Marine Corps awarded an IDIQ contract to Global Defense Technology and Systems Inc. to deliver the company’s mobile water packaging system to meet the service’s expeditionary water needs. No details on delivery plans were available as this issue was being published.
New LED Stringable Shelter Lights
Jameson’s new LED stringable shelter lights retain the benefits of their fluorescent models. Compact and durable, Jameson shelter lights offer multivolt capability, on/off switches, flicker-free light and superior hot or cold temperature performance. LED technology brings the added benefits of longer life, lower power consumption, glare reduction, improved strain relief, push button dimming and black-out capabilities. The new LED lights have three operating modes: tactical black-out (red or blue), full power white or half power for light discipline and power savings.
In addition to stringable shelter lights, Jameson’s line of lighting products includes LED field medical lights and handheld work lights.
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