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ASRS, Ophthalmic Groups Oppose Proposed National Eye Institute Restructuring
ASRS has joined with a coalition led by the National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (NAEVR) in a letter to House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittee chairs opposing a proposal to consolidate the National Eye Institute (NEI) into a broader “Institute on Neuroscience and Brain Research.” In the letter we note that as a distinct entity, NEI is best able to address the unique challenges and needs of vision health. Initially proposed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee as part of an overhaul of the National Institutes of Health, this provision was included in the House Labor Health and Human Services (LHHS) FY25 Appropriations bill. The full House has yet to act on the bill.
(Published 8.6.24)