NEI News
Tumminia named NEI deputy director
Posted on Dec 6, 2018Santa J. Tumminia, Ph.D., was appointed Deputy Director of the National Eye Institute (NEI) on November 12.
NEI awards prize for progress toward developing lab-made retinas
Posted on Dec 4, 2018The National Eye Institute (NEI) awarded $25,000 to a team led by Wei Liu, Ph.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine, for demonstrating progress toward the development of a living model of the human retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye.
NIH researchers discover neural code that predicts behavior
Posted on Nov 26, 2018Scientists at the National Eye Institute (NEI) have found that neurons in the superior colliculus, an ancient midbrain structure found in all vertebrates, are key players in allowing us to detect visual objects and events.