MeSH definition : Component of the NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH. It conducts and supports research
on the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the eye and visual system.
It was originally part of the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness.
The National Eye Institute was established in 1968.;
MeSH synonym : nei (us); national eye institute;
MeSH annotation : add UNITED STATES; research support by this agency is checked as RESEARCH SUPPORT,
N.I.H., EXTRAMURAL or RESEARCH SUPPORT, N.I.H., INTRAMURAL; CATALOGER: Use NAF entry;
Component of the NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH. It conducts and supports research
on the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the eye and visual system.
It was originally part of the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness.
The National Eye Institute was established in 1968.