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CRISPR gene editing promising for blinding disease retinitis pigmentosa November 27, 2024 National Eye Institute-funded scientists using gene editing corrected a mutation in a mouse model of retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited blinding eye disorder. The gene editing strategy restored production of rhodopsin, and retinal function and structure
New model of neuronal circuit provides insight on eye movement November 22, 2024 Working with week-old zebrafish larva, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and colleagues decoded how the connections formed by a network of neurons in the brainstem guide the fishes’ gaze.
NIH-led scientific team defines elements of brain-based visual impairment in children November 19, 2024 Experts convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have identified five elements of a brain-based condition that has emerged as a leading cause of vision impairment starting in childhood in the United States and other industrialized nations.
NEI funds more than 1,500 research and training grants to vision scientists across the country and around the world.
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These NEI initiatives support challenging, high-impact vision research. Current priorities include:
