Summer is in full swing! ☀️ So make sure to protect your eyes by wearing sunglasses that block 99 to 100 percent of UVA and UVB radiation. 🕶️ Get more #EyeHealth tips and share: https://lnkd.in/e6igr2uX #UVSafetyMonth
About us
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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http://www.nei.nih.gov
External link for National Eye Institute (NEI)
- Industry
- Research Services
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Bethesda, MD
- Type
- Government Agency
- Founded
- 1968
- Specialties
- Biomedial research, Research funding, Visual function, and Visual disorders
Locations
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Primary
31 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892, US
Employees at National Eye Institute (NEI)
Updates
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Check out this new camera that mimics microsaccades — tiny movements of the human eye. Researchers at the University of Maryland, 浙江大学, and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology believe this technology is a pathway toward improving robots, smartphones, other image-capturing devices. Read more from Science Robotics: https://lnkd.in/eA6JPCVS
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#InCaseYouMissedIt: NEI Director Dr. Chiang and other experts from NEI and around the world discussed the #myopia epidemic during a #GlobalHealth session at the recent Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) annual meeting. Check out our recap of the discussion: https://lnkd.in/erQ3kGMh
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Could #semaglutide increase the risk for eye problems? Maybe, according to researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School, and Brigham and Women's Hospital. They found that semaglutide could be associated with a higher risk of nonarteritic anterior ischemic #OpticNeuropathy, a potentially blinding disease — but further research is needed to assess causality. Read more from JAMA Ophthalmology: https://lnkd.in/eHkUPHAf
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Just in time for summer — doctors at Wills Eye Hospital have shared clinical images of ocular bee sting. View the images and get details about the case in the New England Journal of Medicine: https://lnkd.in/enBw5_4j
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New clues about a therapeutic target for age-related #MacularDegeneration (AMD): Using a mouse model, researchers at The Ohio State University and the University of Virginia found that a telomerase inhibitor slows the degeneration caused by wet AMD. Read more about this #NEIfunded study in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta — Molecular Basis of Disease: https://lnkd.in/eXCX2NAd
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Are you interested in working in #VisionResearch? 👁️ 🔬 Check out our latest career opportunities, clinical and postdoctoral fellowships, and more: https://lnkd.in/gqVDMkj
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If your patient has a visual impairment, talk to them about #VisionRehabilitation. You can share this video to help them learn more: #EyeHealthEducation
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#NEIResearchNews 🔬: NEI-supported research from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has found clues about a potential new treatment for #DiabeticRetinopathy. Read more about this exciting research: https://lnkd.in/eqHrEE-2
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Heading outside this summer? Check out the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s tips on protecting your eyes from the sun and UV light. Here’s a preview: Wear sunglasses with the right amount of UV protection! 🕶️ Read the article to get all their tips: https://lnkd.in/evQYZaM #EyeHealthEducation
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