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.

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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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