NIH 1998 Almanac/The Organization/NEI/
National Eye Institute: Mission
Conducts, fosters, and supports basic and applied research, including clinical trials,
related to the cause, natural history, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders
of the eye and visual system, and in related fields (including visual impairment and its
rehabilitation) through:
- Research performed in its own laboratories and clinics;
- A program of research grants, individual and institutional
research training awards, career development awards, core grants, and contracts to public
and private research institutions and organizations;
- Cooperation and collaboration with professional, commercial,
voluntary, and philanthropic organizations concerned with vision research and training,
disease prevention and health promotion, and the special health problems of the visually
impaired and disabled and blind;
- Collection and dissemination of information on ongoing research
and findings in these areas;
- Cooperation and collaboration with domestic and international
organizations in worldwide prevention of blindness programs and projects.
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