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Join us as we wrap up NEI's 2020 campaign!

December is the final month of our More Than Meets the Eye 2020 Campaign — but we've created resources that you can use to promote eye health for years to come!

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NEI Research News

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NIH researchers discover brain area crucial for recognizing visual events

December 17, 2020

Researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) report that a brain region in the superior temporal sulcus (fSTS) is crucial for processing and making decisions about visual information.
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Cataract surgery in infancy increases glaucoma risk

December 17, 2020

Children who undergo cataract surgery as infants have a 22% risk of glaucoma 10 years later, whether or not they receive an intraocular lens implant. The findings come from the National Eye Institute (NEI)-funded Infant Aphakic Treatment Study.

New approach reveals structure and function of individual synapses

December 16, 2020

An interdisciplinary team of scientists at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience have developed a novel approach to measure the activity and strength of individual synapses that drive a neuron’s response to sensory input.

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These NEI initiatives support challenging, high-impact vision research. Current priorities include:

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