Ray Romano and Kevin James Celebrity Golf Classic to Benefit Advancement in Vision Research

The Ray Romano and Kevin James Celebrity Golf Classic, which will be held on Monday, November 16, 2009 at the El Caballero Country Club in Tarzana, California, will benefit the advancement in vision science at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California.

The celebrity tournament is an annual event hosted by television and film stars Ray Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond, Ice Age) and Kevin James (The King of Queens, Paul Blart: Mall Cop). Each year, Romano and James choose a cause to support that is close to their hearts. Funds raised by this year's golf tournament will support the research and treating of such debilitating vision diseases as retinitis pigmentosa and macular degeneration.

"My scientific team and I greatly appreciate Ray and Kevin for choosing The Scripps Research Institute as the beneficiary of this year's golf tournament," said Martin Friedlander, who is a professor at Scripps Research and a practicing ophthalmologist at the Scripps Clinic. "The Ray Romano and Kevin James Celebrity Golf Classic's contribution will be dedicated to research on stem cells for retinitis pigmentosa and macular degeneration patients."

For more information on Friedlander's research, see "An Eye to the Future" in this week's issue of News&Views.

Send comments to: mikaono[at]scripps.edu

"The contribution will be dedicated to research on stem cells for retinitis pigmentosa and macular degeneration patients."

—Martin Friedlander