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Unique Importance of Vision Science Research and the National Eye Institute

Year: 2026

Type: editorial

Abstract: A Brief History of the National Eye Institute C ongress established the National Eye Institute (NEI) as a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 1968.Prior to 1968, the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness funded a small number of vision-related research projects.The NEI mission is to "conduct and support research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to blinding eye diseases, visual disorders, mechanisms of visual function, preservation of sight, and the special health problems and requirements of the blind."

Source: Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

DOI: 10.1177/10807683251391615

Authors: Shusheng Wang, David M. Hinkle

Institution: Tulane University

Language: English

Topic: Health and Medical Research Impacts

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Tulane University, National Institutes of Health, National Eye Institute

OpenAlex ID: W7132854511

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