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Despite this progress, some prominent members of the vision research community asserted that too many important proposals for ophthalmic research were not granted funding. They also emphasized that [[ophthalmology]] could stand on its own as a discrete academic discipline beyond [[Eye surgery|surgery]] and [[neurology]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2015-07-07 |title=National Eye Institute (NEI) |url=https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/what-we-do/nih-almanac/national-eye-institute-nei |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=National Institutes of Health (NIH) |language=EN}}</ref> This prompted some leading academic ophthalmologists and vision community supporters to campaign for a separate institute focused solely on vision research.<ref name=":2" /> These advocates included [[Bernard Becker|Bernard Becker, M.D.]]; [[Edward Maumenee|A. Edward Maumenee, M.D.]]; [[David Glendenning Cogan|David Glendenning Cogan, M.D.]]; Frank Newell, M.D.; Michael J. Hogan, M.D.; Frank C. Winter, M.D.; John M. McLean, M.D.; and [[Jules C. Stein|Jules Stein, M.D.]] | Despite this progress, some prominent members of the vision research community asserted that too many important proposals for ophthalmic research were not granted funding. They also emphasized that [[ophthalmology]] could stand on its own as a discrete academic discipline beyond [[Eye surgery|surgery]] and [[neurology]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2015-07-07 |title=National Eye Institute (NEI) |url=https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/what-we-do/nih-almanac/national-eye-institute-nei |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=National Institutes of Health (NIH) |language=EN}}</ref> This prompted some leading academic ophthalmologists and vision community supporters to campaign for a separate institute focused solely on vision research.<ref name=":2" /> These advocates included [[Bernard Becker|Bernard Becker, M.D.]]; [[Edward Maumenee|A. Edward Maumenee, M.D.]]; [[David Glendenning Cogan|David Glendenning Cogan, M.D.]]; Frank Newell, M.D.; Michael J. Hogan, M.D.; Frank C. Winter, M.D.; John M. McLean, M.D.; and [[Jules C. Stein|Jules Stein, M.D.]] | ||
The [[lobbying]] campaign for a separate ophthalmology-focused institute began in earnest in the mid-1960s and culminated in President | The [[lobbying]] campaign for a separate ophthalmology-focused institute began in earnest in the mid-1960s and culminated in President Lyndon B. Johnson signing legislation creating NEI as part of NIH.<ref name=":2" /> NEI was established on August 16, 1968, as the United States' first civilian governmental body focused on eye diseases, eye disorders, and vision research.<ref name=":3" /> | ||
=== NEI, 1968 to present === | === NEI, 1968 to present === | ||