NEI Research News

Northwestern study finds ‘alarming’ disparities — lack of glaucoma care can lead to blindness.

New data demonstrate how social determinants of health can fuel disparities in monitoring for diabetic retinopathy for patients of different racial and ethnic groups.

Scientists from around the world gathered recently in Seattle, Washington, at the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) to address the global increase in myopia (nearsightedness).

At a fraction of the cost, biosimilars are now proven to be as effective as original anti-VEGF medications.

Nitin Verma visited NIH and shared his lifetime perspective on the delivery of vision care to underserved populations in the Australia/South Pacific region—roughly 50-million people scattered across vast stretches of land and ocean.

To better understand eye health care needs of the future, the National Eye Institute convened a panel of experts April 26, 2023, at the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.

A UCLA-led group found that the eye drug verteporfin stops replication of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Missing a single ophthalmology appointment over a two-year period was associated with decreased visual acuity for patients with macular degeneration according to a new Penn Medicine study.

The development of new therapies and cures would be impossible without patients volunteering for clinical research studies.

May is Healthy Vision Month when the National Eye Institute (NEI) encourages everyone to make eye health a priority.