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Definition of Eye Institute, National
Medically reviewed by Dr. Otari Nergadze, Neurosurgeon | Updated: January 2026
Eye Institute, National: One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., NEI's mission is to "conduct and support research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to blinding eye diseases, visual disorders, mechanisms of visual function, preservation of sight, and the special health problems and requirements of the blind."
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