Clinical Studies

Interested in Being a Study Participant?

Talk to your health care provider about whether a clinical study is right for you.

• NIH Clinical Research Studies
  A collection of research studies being conducted at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Help in finding studies is available through the Patient Recruitment and Public Liaison Office, 1-800-411-1222.
• ClinicalTrials.gov
  A registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world.

Interested in Clinical Trial Results?

• NEI Clinical Studies Database
  Selected ongoing and completed nationwide clinical studies that have been conducted and supported by the National Eye Institute since 1970.
• PubMed/MedLine
  A database of more than 16 million articles published in 5000 biomedical journals.

Interested in Finding Out What's Been Funded?

• NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool
  RePort Expenditure and Results (RePORTER) A database of research projects funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Other Helpful Information

• Can a doctor at NEI examine my eyes?
  Under certain circumstances, the answer is yes. The NEI's mission is to conduct and support research that leads to a greater understanding of vision and eye disease, and results in sight-saving treatments, says ophthalmologist Rachel Bishop, M.D.
• Comparison of AMD Treatments Trials (CATT): Lucentis - Avastin Trial
  A multicenter clinical trial to compare the relative safety and effectiveness of two drugs currently used to treat advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD).