A proposal to close the National Eye Institute (NEI) and consolidate it with two other arms of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has brought together leaders from three vision research ...

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The National Eye Institute (NEI) celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. But, as institute director Carl Kupfer notes, while its accomplishments over the years have more than justified its ...

Officials at the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Academy of Optometry and the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology have published a joint letter urging Congress to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In June, the House Energy and Commerce Committee published recommendations to reform the NIH, including ...

Researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) have discovered that power-producing organelles in the eye’s photoreceptor cells, called mitochondria, function as microlenses that help channel light ...

The National Eye Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, is the nation’s leading supporter of vision research. “Having Dr. Chiang speak to VSRC members, who represent every area of UAB’s ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The fiscal year 2026 budget proposal avoids NIH consolidation and funds NEI at the same level it has been funded ...

“Myopia is not just a matter of needing glasses or contact lenses,” Gawne said. “The increased axial length of the eye remains a major risk factor for vision-threatening diseases. Our goal is to ...