Do you know a U.S. high school student who wants to take a first step toward a career in science? Encourage them to enter the #EyeOnTheFuture Teen Video Contest for a chance to spend a day of networking with some of the nation’s top scientists. Learn more at https://brnw.ch/21wRhOl Challenge.gov
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As part of the federal government’s National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Eye Institute’s 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.” https://nei.nih.gov/tools/stay_connected
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https://www.nei.nih.gov
National Eye Institute (NEI)的外部链接
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- 研究服务
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- 201-500 人
- 总部
- Bethesda，MD
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- 政府机构
- 创立
- 1968
- 领域
- Biomedial research、Research funding、Visual function和Visual disorders
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31 Center Drive
US，MD，Bethesda，20892
National Eye Institute (NEI)员工
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A surgery-free strategy for managing #cataracts could be on the horizon, all thanks to #NEI-led research that explored the 13-lined ground squirrel – a fuzzy hibernator with incredibly unique eye properties. #EyeHealth #Blindness https://brnw.ch/21wRhI1
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Amazing outcomes from the CALEC study, the first human stem cell therapy trial funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI).
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Dan Aasa saw science all around him—so he made a video about it and won first place in the #EyeOnTheFuture Teen Video Contest! If you know a U.S. high school student who sees the world like a scientist, let them know they can submit a video too, about science in their world, science in action, or science in their future, for a chance to win. The April 20 deadline is coming up fast, so don’t wait! Details: https://brnw.ch/21wRgfu Challenge.gov #VisionScience #ResearchOpportunity #VideoContest
Eye on the Future 2024 - Dan Aasa - Science in Your World Winner
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What is the National Eye Institute (NEI)?
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An interdisciplinary team of researchers have found a molecule (Ziapin2) that restores retinal function in preclinical models of #RetinitisPigmentosa and #MacularDegeneration. Read the results and implications for future clinical applications here: https://brnw.ch/21wRbz3 #ResearchNews #VisionResearch
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Attention parents: let your kids know they should give their eyes a rest! Remind them of the 20-20-20 rule: every 20 minutes, focus on something 20 feet away for 20 seconds. Then, shift your focus to the #EyeOnTheFuture Teen Video Contest! If your child is a U.S. high school student, have them enter for a chance to win a trip to the NIH campus to network with other scientists. Details: nei.nih.gov/EyeOnTheFuture Challenge.gov
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#NewStudy from Swansea University in the U.K. finds that patient wait times can be reduced by having optometrists manage some eye conditions in primary care rather than functioning solely in hospitals. Read more about how this shift could save both time and vision: https://brnw.ch/21wR7TN #ResearchNews #VisionNews
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Big news from Massachusetts Eye and Ear: cultivated autologous limbal epithelial cells (#CALEC) clinical trial update - more than 90% of patients with corneal blindness had their corneas safely restored after receiving a healthy eye's #stemcells transplant (12-18 month follow up). First #NEIfunded human stem cell therapy trial! https://brnw.ch/21wR7Ja and https://brnw.ch/21wR7Jb
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Need help explaining what the term “vision rehabilitation” is all about? Check out this #NEI video, which features a panel of experts in the field discussing helpful tools that are available to those affected by vision impairment: https://brnw.ch/21wR7A9 #LowVisionAwarenessMonth #EyeHealth
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