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We Support a Healthier Future - Healthy People 2020

National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health - NEI

Organization URL(s)

2020@nei.nih.gov
www.nei.nih.gov/

Other Contact Information

31 Center Drive MSC 2510
Bethesda, MD 20892-2510

800-869-2020 (Voice - Toll-free, Pubs. (Professionals Only)
301-496-5248 (Voice)
301-402-1065 (FAX)

Description

The National Eye Institute (NEI), established in 1968, has primary responsibility within the National Institutes of Health for supporting and conducting research aimed at improving the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of eye diseases. In addition, the NEI encourages the application of research findings to clinical practice, heightens public awareness of eye and vision problems, and cooperates with voluntary organizations that engage in related activities. The NEI coordinates the National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP), a Federal effort to prevent vision loss by encouraging early diagnosis and timely treatment of eye diseases.

Online Resources

Diabetic Eye Disease
http://www.nei.nih.gov/diabetes/
Diabetic Eye Disease: How Much Do You Know?
http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/ded_quiz/
Diabetic Retinopathy
http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/diabetic/retinopathy.asp
Diagram of the Eye
http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/eyediagram/index.asp
Do You Have Low Vision? Take This Quiz and Find Out
http://www.nei.nih.gov/lowvision/content/interactive/lvquiz/default.asp
Eye Health Organizations Database
http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/resourceSearch.asp
Facts About Age-Related Macular Degeneration
http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/maculardegen/armd_facts.asp
Facts About Cataracts
http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/cataract/cataract_facts.asp
Facts About Dry Eye
http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/dryeye/dryeye.asp
Facts About Glaucoma
http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/glaucoma/glaucoma_facts.asp
Facts About the Cornea and Corneal Disease
http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/cornealdisease/index.asp
Financial Aid for Eye Care
http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/financialaid.asp
Finding an Eye Care Professional
http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/findprofessional.asp
Glaucoma (National Eye Institute)
http://www.nei.nih.gov/glaucoma/
Glaucoma Quiz: How Much Do You Know?
http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/glaucoma_quiz/index.asp
Low Vision
http://www.nei.nih.gov/lowvision/
Vision-Related Terms--Selected Online Sources
http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/glossary.asp

Print Resources

NEI publications on the following eye conditions are available upon request: cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and ocular histoplasmosis. Information on other eye disease may also be provided. Also available is information on NEI-supported research.