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Learn about the Eye on the Future teen video contest!

The National Eye Institute (NEI) is encouraging teens to explore careers in science through the Eye on the Future teen video contest. To enter, create a short video about science in your world, in the field or lab, or in your future for a chance to win $2,000 and free trip to NIH campus! Submit your video by April 16, 2023.

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Night vision tests in age-related macular degeneration precisely localize disease mechanisms

March 17, 2023

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham discovered that night vision tests at a specific location in the retina will be suitable for assessing treatments and preventions for AMD.
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Visually navigating on foot uses unique brain region

March 15, 2023

Using vision to efficiently move through an area by foot uses a unique region of the brain’s cortex, according to a small study funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI).
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AI-based systems can help identify rapidly advancing age-related macular degeneration

March 14, 2023

Researchers supported by the NEI are developing artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML)-based systems that not only screen for AMD but also predict which patients will likely progress to late within two years.

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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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