National Eye Institute Act
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The National Eye Institute Act is a U.S. federal law that established the National Eye Institute within the National Institutes of Health to support and coordinate research on vision and eye diseases.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
public health legislation ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
National Institutes of Health
ⓘ
United States Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
|
| appliesTo | National Institutes of Health ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creates | National Eye Institute ⓘ |
| enables | federal funding for eye and vision research programs ⓘ |
| field |
biomedical research
ⓘ
ophthalmology ⓘ vision research ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force (as amended) ⓘ |
| partOf | United States public health law framework ⓘ |
| purpose |
to coordinate research on vision and eye diseases
ⓘ
to establish the National Eye Institute ⓘ to support research on eye diseases ⓘ to support research on vision ⓘ |
| regulates | federal support for eye and vision research ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
National Eye Institute
ⓘ
National Institutes of Health ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| sector | health research ⓘ |
| sponsor | United States Congress ⓘ |
| subject |
diagnosis of eye diseases
ⓘ
eye diseases ⓘ prevention of blindness ⓘ treatment of eye diseases ⓘ vision disorders ⓘ |
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