Popular Eye Health Topics
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September is Healthy Aging Month!
While older adults are at higher risk for eye diseases like age-related macular degeneration (AMD), getting older does not have to mean losing your vision. That’s why it’s important to spread the word about ways to prevent vision loss in older adults and support healthy aging.
This Healthy Aging Month, join the National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP) to help raise awareness about eye health and aging! Let people in your community know how they can protect their vision as they get older.
NEI Research News
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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.
NEI Research Initiatives
These NEI initiatives support challenging, high-impact vision research. Current priorities include: