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May is Healthy Vision Month!

This year, NEI’s shining a light on vision loss and mental health — and sharing steps people with a visual impairment can take to thrive in their daily lives.

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NEI Research News

Elements of successful NIH grant applications

Elements of successful NIH grant applications

Perspective article aims to help beginning scientists develop thoughtful, articulate, compelling, and competitive research proposals.
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Study suggests high-frequency electrical ‘noise’ results in congenital night blindness

Findings from mouse study indicate how one mutation of rhodopsin may cause congenital stationary night blindness in humans.
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Scientists unravel genetic basis for neurodegenerative disorders that affect vision

Led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a team of scientists has uncovered the complex molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative disorders linked to the gene PNPLA6.

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Funding for Vision Research

NEI funds more than 1,500 research and training grants to vision scientists across the country and around the world.

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NEI Research Initiatives

These NEI initiatives support challenging, high-impact vision research. Current priorities include:

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