Advocate for Eye Research

The National Eye Institute (NEI) is the federal government's source of funding for vision research.  RPB was instrumental in initiating the movement that led to the creation of the NEI and continues to support the National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (NAEVR).  NAEVR works to insure that government officials understand the need for ongoing federal support of eye research.

RPB and NAEVR have a mutual interest in supporting the NEI because RPB grants have been designed to work synergistically with NEI grants in several ways:

• by allowing federally-funded eye researchers to expand their project-specific work, either in pursuit of a newly uncovered idea or through the purchase of needed equipment; and
• by providing seed money for studies of previously untested concepts whose results  lead to approval for NEI grants.

Speak Up for Eye Research
If you want to express your support for federally-funded eye research, go to the NAEVR web site and enter your zip code in the "SPEAK UP" box in the upper right corner to find your representative and write him/her an e-mail.

Through NAEVR you can also follow the issues that influence appropriations for eye research.