Annual Report of the National Eye Institute, FY 1979
This shopper-friendly overview presents how the institute advanced vision research, expanded collaborations, and planned future programs. It highlights budget context, program changes, and steps to improve eye health through science and public partnership. The edition also outlines new research directions and the institute’s commitment to training, policy planning, and epidemiology in vision.
The book offers a concise look at how NEI supports investigator-initiated projects, builds international collaborations, and strengthens minority involvement in vision research. It also summarizes intramural program growth, including the creation of the Laboratory of Sensorimotor Research and the reorganization of extramural efforts into focused branches. Read to understand how funding decisions, strategic planning, and scientific leadership shape eye health research in the United States.
- Context for NEI’s FY 1979 budget, priorities, and projected near-term growth.
- Details on collaborations with the United States and the Soviet Union, and efforts to broaden minority participation.
- Introduction to new laboratories and reorganized research programs within the NEI.
- Overview of major themes in vision science, from glaucoma to retinal biology and visual processing.
Ideal for readers of government science reports, policy summaries, and anyone curious about how national eye research is planned and funded.