National Eye Institute (NEI)
Performs and supports vision research and education programs
The National Eye Institute was established in 1968 and is located in Bethesda, Maryland. The NEI is one of 27 institutes and centers of the US National Institutes of Health, an agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services. The mission of NEI is to prolong and protect the vision of the American people.
Visit website: https://www.nei.nih.gov/
See also: 
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Medical research agency that supports scientific studies
Details last updated 16-Apr-2020
People at National Eye Institute (NEI)
National Eye Institute (NEI) News
3D bioprinted retina tissue uncovers advanced age-related macular degeneration
Medgadget - 06-Jan-2023
Researchers are making strides in developing advanced in vitro tissue models to study eye diseases
Read more...Age-related changes in retina linked to decline in 'youth' protein
National Eye Institute (NEI) - 18-Jul-2022
Aging associated retinal disorders linked to loss of protective protein
Read more...Cellino Biotech raises $80m to upscale its automated stem cell production
TechCrunch - 25-Jan-2022
Fast, cheap and plentiful iPSCs will be needed for clinical trials and new treatments
Read more...Mediterranean diet can boost your memory and prevent dementia
Independent - 07-May-2021
Diet with fish, olive oil, nuts, legumes & vegetables reduces abnormal protein deposits in brain
Read more...A potential therapy for blinding retinal diseases
National Institutes of Health (NIH) - 03-Nov-2020
Researchers engineer novel protein that restores vision in blind mice via gene therapy
Read more...DNA alterations in rod photoreceptors, linked to age-related eye diseases
Medical Xpress - 21-Apr-2020
First study to look at DNA methylation changes as mice age and how it affects visual function
Read more...A new faster technique restores vision in mice with retinal degeneration
National Institutes of Health (NIH) - 15-Apr-2020
Researchers plan clinical trials of this in humans to treat retinal diseases
Read more...NIH launches clinical trial to test new therapy for macular degeneration
National Institutes of Health (NIH) - 16-Dec-2019
Patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells to replace dead retinal cells
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