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{{Short description|US research institute, part of NIH}}
{{Short description|US research institute, part of NIH}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = National Eye Institute
| image_border =
| size = 200px
| caption = National Eye Institute logo
| abbreviation = NEI
| motto =
| formation = 1968
| logo = NEI-logo.svg
| extinction =
| type = U.S. government agency
| status = Active
| purpose = "...eliminate vision loss and improve quality of life through vision research"
| headquarters = [[Bethesda, Maryland]]
| region_served = United States
| region = United States
| language = [[English (language)|English]]
| leader_title = Director
| leader_name = [[Michael F. Chiang]]
| parent_organization = [[National Institutes of Health]]
| affiliations = [[United States Public Health Service]]
| num_staff =
| website = {{URL|http://www.nei.nih.gov|www.nei.nih.gov}}
| remarks =
}}


The '''National Eye Institute''' ('''NEI''') is part of the [[National Institutes of Health|U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH)]], an agency of the [[United States Department of Health and Human Services|U.S. Department of Health and Human Services]]. The mission of NEI is "to eliminate vision loss and improve quality of life through vision research."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Goals and Accomplishments {{!}} National Eye Institute |url=https://www.nei.nih.gov/about/goals-and-accomplishments |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=www.nei.nih.gov}}</ref> NEI consists of two major branches for research: an extramural branch that funds studies outside NIH and an intramural branch that funds research on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland. Most of the NEI budget funds extramural research.
The '''National Eye Institute''' ('''NEI''') is part of the [[National Institutes of Health|U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH)]], an agency of the [[United States Department of Health and Human Services|U.S. Department of Health and Human Services]]. The mission of NEI is "to eliminate vision loss and improve quality of life through vision research."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Goals and Accomplishments {{!}} National Eye Institute |url=https://www.nei.nih.gov/about/goals-and-accomplishments |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=www.nei.nih.gov}}</ref> NEI consists of two major branches for research: an extramural branch that funds studies outside NIH and an intramural branch that funds research on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland. Most of the NEI budget funds extramural research.