Strategic Planning

Comments Sought for National Eye Institute Planning Document

I am delighted to present for public comment the draft of the National Eye Institute's Vision Research: Needs, Gaps, and Opportunities. This document is a compilation of needs, gaps, and opportunities in eye and vision research. It reflects the intellectual energy of over 300 individuals representing expertise in all areas of vision research.

This document represents the critical first step in our efforts to identify vision research priorities. With a thorough accounting of the state of vision research in place, the next phase of the planning process will extend and expand our efforts to obtain broad and diverse input from academia, industry, foundations, and other agencies and individuals worldwide. New ideas and approaches will energize research efforts, increase public awareness of vision research, and make important contributions to planning, priority setting, and operations at NEI in support of our mission to reduce the burden of ocular disorders and diseases worldwide. We encourage you to check our Strategic Planning website frequently and participate in this ongoing process as we continue to expand and enhance our planning efforts.

The comment period for Vision Research: Needs, Gaps, and Opportunities is open until April 27, 2012. I welcome your thoughts and comments. Please submit comments to NEIplan@mail.nih.gov.

Paul A. Sieving, M.D., Ph.D. Director, National Eye Institute

April 9, 2012

Recent Planning Workshops

Emerging needs, gaps, and opportunities supplement those identified by planning panels.

• Ocular Pain and Sensitivity (2010)
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• Ophthalmic Genetics (2009)
• Advances in Optical Imaging and Biomedical Science (2009) [PDF*]
• Ocular Epidemiology (2007)
• Archive of past planning activities

Health Disparities Strategic Plan, 2009-2013

For questions about the NEI's strategic planning, please contact:

Office of Program Planning and Analysis
National Eye Institute
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Bethesda, MD 20892-2510
(301) 496-4308