Since NEI was established over 40 years ago, strategic planning activities have culminated in a series of national plans and workshop reports that identify needs and opportunities in vision research. These planning efforts have relied primarily on the expertise of NEI-funded investigators to review the state of the science and describe current research required to advance progress in treating and curing visual disorders and blindness. The most recently completed report (August 2012) is now available: Vision Research: Needs, Gaps, and Opportunities PDF*.
Audacious Goals Initiative
In view of many opportunities and needs, we challenged the research community to identify a long-term audacious goal in vision research to help shape the priorities of NEI. Learn about NEI’s audacious goal and high priority research areas: www.nei.nih.gov/audacious.
Recent Planning Workshops
Emerging needs, gaps, and opportunities supplement those identified by planning panels.
- 3rd Annual Stem Cells Meeting: “Working together towards a cell-based IND” (2013)
- Ocular Pain and Sensitivity (2010)
Download PDF* - Ophthalmic Genetics (2009)
- Advances in Optical Imaging and Biomedical Science (2009) PDF*
- Ocular Epidemiology (2007)
- Archive of past planning activities
Health Disparities Strategic Plan, 2009-2013
For questions about the NEI’s strategic planning, please contact:
Office of Program Planning and Analysis
National Eye Institute
31 Center Drive MSC 2510
Bethesda, MD 20892-2510
(301) 496-4308