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August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month!

This month, take steps to support children’s eye health! Help the kids in your life protect their eyes with our tips — like eating healthy foods, getting active, and wearing sunglasses, sports and swim goggles, and other protective eyewear.

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Brain wiring is guided by activity even in very early development

Researchers have identified how brain cells begin to coalesce into a wired network in early development before experience has a chance to shape the brain.

NEI launches new funding mechanism: Grants for intramural investigators

A new NEI intramural grant program called “Innovate Together” enables intramural postdoctoral fellows and staff scientists to explore new tools and techniques.
Fee-for-service Medicaid coverage of routine eye exams and glasses for adult enrollees, by state 2022. Exams and glasses covered annually in AK, NV, KS, Wi, AR, OH, NH, NJ. Exams and glasses covered biannually in CA, MT, ND, SD, NE, TX, MN, IA, MO, IL, MI, NY, MA, RI, CT, NC, AL, FL. Exams and glasses covered less frequently than biannually in IN, MS, ME. Exams coverage only, biannual or more frequently in WA, OR, CO, KY, VT, PA, VA.  No coverage in ID, UT, WY, AZ, NM, OK, LA, TN, DE, WV, SC, GA.

Medicaid vision coverage for adults varies widely by state

A study supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) shows that 6.5 million Medicaid enrollees (12%) lived in states without coverage for routine adult eye exams; and 14.6 million (27%) resided in states without coverage for eyeglasses.

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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.

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NEI Research Initiatives

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

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