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Department of Defense Announces New Medical Research Program Congress Passes Second Continuing Resolution That Funds Government Programs Through December 18, 2009 NIH Releases Preliminary Data on FY2009 ARRA Funding Vision Research Means Hope: Celebrating National Medical Research Day Book Recounts Establishment and First Three Decades of the National Eye Institute President Obama Visits NIH Announcing $5 Billion in ARRA Funding, Representing 12,000 Grants Congress Passes Continuing Resolution That Funds Government Programs Through October 31, 2009 AEVR Co-sponsors Capitol Hill Briefing on Gender Equity in Eye Care and Blindness Prevention on October 8, World Sight Day AEVR’s Decade of Vision 2010-2020 Initiative Hosts a Congressional Briefing on the ROBO4 Protein Pathway Research During AMD Awareness Week 2009 NIH Director Francis Collins Cites NIH Challenges and Priorities House Passes NIH Funding Bill, Senate to Take Up Its Bill After Recess NAEVR Releases Spring/Summer 2009 Contributor Report Department of Defense TBI Research Program Opens for Pre-Proposal Submission NAEVR Commends Chairman Obey for NIH Funding Markup that Improves on the President's FY2010 Proposal, Begins Process to Rebuild NIH Budget NAEVR Applauds Nomination of Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., as NIH Director, Cites Past Collaborative Research with NEI on Ocular Genetics Senate Passes S. Res. 209 Recognizing the NEI's 40th Anniversary and Designating 2011-2020 as the Decade of Vision Department of Defense Vision Research Program Opens for Pre-Proposal Submission House Passes H. Res. 366 Recognizing the NEI's 40th Anniversary and Designating 2010-2020 as the Decade of Vision AEVR Announces a June 17th Congressional Reception Celebrating the NEI's 40th Anniversary NAEVR Urges Senate Appropriators to Increase FY2010 NIH/NEI Funding by At Least Seven Percent Senate LHHS Appropriations Subcommittee Holds FY2010 NIH Budget Hearing Questioning NIH on Implementation of $10.4 Billion in Economic Stimulus Funding President Issues FY2010 Budget Proposing 1.4 Percent Increase in NIH Funding, One Percent Increase in NEI Funding, Per NEI Congressional Justification NIH’s Scientific Management Review Board Meets, Organizes Working Groups to Address NIH Structural/Management Issues NIH Requests Comments on Imminent Draft Guidelines on Embryonic Stem Cell Research NAEVR Releases Winter/Spring 2009 Contributor Report NEI’s Second Event to Celebrate its 40th Anniversary Focuses on the Genetic Basis of Eye Disease In Testimony, NAEVR Urges House for at An-Least Seven Percent Increase in FY2010 NIH/NEI Funding Inaugural NEI 40th Anniversary Event Features Blind Mountain Climber, New Technology to Get Visual Signals to the Brain NAEVR Hosts Defense-related Vision Research Briefing, Contact Congress Booth at ARVO 2009 Acting Director Dr. Kington Updates House Appropriators on NIH’s Implementation Of Economic Stimulus Funding A Tongue for an Eye: NEI 40th Anniversary Event to Feature BrainPort Device and Blind Adventure Athlete DOD Releases Vision Research Portfolio Summary which NAEVR Distributes to All Congressional Defense Appropriators House Appropriations Subcommittee Holds Hearing on FY2010 NIH Funding House Veterans Affairs Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Holds Hearing on the Status of Implementation of the Vision Center of Excellence Congress Passes FY2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill with Nearly $1 Billion Increase for NIH and $21.4 Million Increase for NEI Over FY2008 Funding NAEVR Commends President Obama for Reversing Restrictions on Embryonic Stem Cell Research Funding NEI Issues Statement on World Glaucoma Day, March 12, 2009 NAEVR Urges At Least A Seven Percent Increase in FY2010 NIH/NEI Funding to Restore Purchasing Power; NAEVR Requests $736 Million for NEI NIH Announces $200 Million for New Challenge Grants Veterans Service Organizations Support NAEVR Request for $10 Million in FY2010 Defense-Related Vision Research Funding House Posts FY2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill with Nearly $1 Billion Increase for NIH and $21.4 Million Increase for NEI Over FY2008 Funding NAEVR Thanks Congressional Leaders for $10.4 Billion NIH Funding in Economic Stimulus Bill and Commits Support for FY2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill With $1 Billion NIH Increase NIH Issues Talking Points on $10.4 Billion Stimulus Funding AEVR Recognizes Second Annual World Glaucoma Day with March 10 Congressional Briefing NAEVR Issues Statement on Economic Stimulus Bill’s Inclusion of $10 Billion in NIH Funding House and Senate to Vote on Conference Economic Stimulus bill this weekend Senate Passes Economic Stimulus Bill with $10 Billion for NIH NAEVR Praises Senate's Economic Stimulus Bill for Increased Funding for NIH NAEVR Praises $3.9 billion NIH Funding in House Economic Stimulus Bill NAEVR Requests $10 billion for NIH from Obama Transition Team DOD Announces FY2008 PRMRP Awards for Clinical and Translational Vision Research NIH Issues Biennial Report with Numerous References to NEI-Funded Vision Research NAEVR/AEVR Announce Early 111th Congress Events NAEVR Releases Fall 2008 Contributor Report Dr. Kington Briefs NIH Council of Councils on NIH Priorities Champions Urge Medical Research Funding in Economic Stimulus As Dr. Zerhouni Leaves, Dr. Kington becomes Acting Director Amidst Other Senior Staff Changes For First Time, Peer Reviewed Vision Research Listed as Separate Line Item in DOD Medical Research Program NIH/NEI Flat Funded in FY2009 Continuing Resolution, But Vision Research Increases by $6.5 Million Over FY2007 NIH Medline Plus Magazine Highlights Eye and Vision Health Dr. Elias Zerhouni to step down as Director of the National Institutes of Health NIH Director Dr. Elias Zerhouni Updates Congress on Status of NIH Reauthorization Legislation NAEVR Releases Summer 2008 Contributor Report AEVR’s September 16 AMD Briefing Concurrent with Anticipated Congressional Action on Research Funding AEVR Co-Sponsors Lighthouse International Congressional Briefing on Diabetes and Vision Loss NIH Distributes $150 Million Supplemental NIH Funding, NEI to Receive $3.5 Million to FY2008 Funding Total of $670.7 Million Congress Adjourns for Summer Recess, Will Return in September with Most FY2009 Appropriations Bills Still Unfinished Senators Introduce $5.2 Emergency Supplemental Bill for NIH; NIH Director Zerhouni Testifies Before Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Congress Acts to Increase FY2008 and FY2009 NIH Funding AEVR and FFB Announce Congressional Briefing on Initial Results of Human Gene Therapy Trials for LCA AEVR/NAEVR Announce Speakers for the June 9 15th Anniversary Congressional Reception Featuring Release of Vision and Blindness Fact Sheet with Research!America NAEVR Joins the Vision Community in Requesting Vision Objectives in Healthy People 2020 Senate Approves Supplemental with $400 Million for NIH As NAEVR Submits Senate Testimony Regarding FY2009 NIH/NEI Funding, Researcherss Report Initial Results of Human Gene Therapy Trials Cited as an Example of NEI's Public/Private Collaborations NAEVR Releases Spring 2008 Contributor Report Senior VA and DOD Representatives Confirm Development of Military Eye Trauma Center of Excellence and Registry House Investigates Incidence of and Care for TBI-Related Vision Disorders DOD Issues Funding Opportunities Notice with June and July 2008 Submission Deadlines NAEVR Cites Latest NEI Research and Collaborations in House Testimony Regarding FY2009 NIH/NEI Funding 179 House Members Support Increased FY2009 NIH Funding in Letter to Appropriations Leaders Senate Passes Amendment to Increase FY2009 NIH Funding as House Holds Citizen Witness Hearing Veterans’ Organizations Issue Independent Budget for VA that Recommends FY2009 DOD/PRMRP Listing, Expanded VA/DOD Vision Research Funding DOD/PRMRP Program Issues Preliminary Notice of FY2008 Award Mechanism Announcement NAEVR Expresses Concern About President’s FY2009 Budget Proposal and Announces NIH/NEI Funding Request AEVR Holds Visual Imaging Briefing Featuring Real-time Retinal Analysis Using OCT NAEVR Requests Eye and Vision Research Eligibility in the FY2009 DOD/PRMRP Program NAEVR Issues Statement on Flat FY2008 NEI Funding Defense Appropriations and Authorization Bills Present Funding Opportunities NAEVR Releases Fall 2007 Contributor Report House Fails to Override Veto of FY2008 LHHS Spending Bill President Vetoes FY2008 LHHS Appropriations Conference Bill NAEVR Commends House and Senate Conferees for Continued Eligibility of Eye and Vision Research for DOD Peer-Reviewed Medical Research Funding NAEVR Commends House and Senate Conferees for an FY2008 LHHS Agreement to Fund NIH at $30 Billion, NEI at $684 Million Senates Passes FY2008 LHHS Appropriations Bill NAEVR and AEVR Support Congressional Briefings on Combat Eye Injuries and Rare Eye Diseases Congress Passes Continuing Resolution to Fund Government in FY2008 New Resource Highlights the Burden of Age-Related Eye Disease and Underscores the Value of Innovation NAEVR Supports Military Eye Trauma Treatment Act of 2007 U.S. Census Data on Working Seniors Demonstrates Importance of Vision Health NAEVR Releases Summer 2007 Contributor Report NAEVR Announces September 25 Event to Release The Silver Book: Vision Loss as Part of AMD Awareness Week House Passes FY2008 LHHS Funding Bill; Report Language Lauds NEI House Approves FY2008 Appropriations for NIH/NEI as NAEVR Meets with Key Leaders NAEVR Characterizes NEI Children’s Vision Research in Terms of NIH Goals NAEVR Communicates NEI Omega -3 Study to Congressional Appropriators NAEVR Issues Quarterly E-ZINE (June 2007) NAEVR Cites NEI Research on Omega-3 Fatty Acids as Need for Increased Funding NEI Director Testifies Before Senate on Breakthroughs in Aging Eye Research Senate Appropriators Approve Bill to Increase FY2008 NIH/NEI Funding By $1 Billion/$14.8 Million House Marks Up FY2008 Spending Bill to Increase NIH/NEI Funding House passes Stem Cell Bill; Bill Heads to White House for Expected Presidential Veto AEVR Announces Congressional Briefing on Children's Vision Research NAEVR Releases Spring 2007 Contributor Report NAEVR Writes to FDA Commissioner von Eschenbach Senate Passes Stem Cell Bill NAEVR Issues Quarterly E-ZINE (April 2007) Prior to Easter Recess, Congress Acts on FY2008 Budget and Appropriations AEVR Announces Congressional Briefing on Visual Imaging to Save and Restore Sight NIH Director Dr. Zerhouni and Researchers Testify Before Senate; Major Report Released on Impact of NIH Funding NAEVR Submits Written Testimony Supporting FY2008 NIH/NEI Funding Increases NAEVR Requests that Eye and Vision Research Remain Eligible for FY2008 DOD Funding NIH Director Dr. Zerhouni Testifies Before House Appropriators U.S. News & World Report Issues Major Vision Story on Eve of NIH Appropriations Hearings Congress Passes Full-Year FY2007 Joint Funding Resolution President Issues FY2008 Budget Request House Passes Full-Year FY2007 Joint Funding Resolution NAEVR Releases Winter 2007 Contributor Report NAEVR Issues Quarterly E-ZINE (January 2007) New National Advisory Eye Council (NAEC) Members Announced House Passes Stem Cell Bill NAEVR Announces Welcome to 110th Congress Reception Congress Reauthorizes NIH; Funds Government into 2007 NAEVR Releases Fall 2006 Contributor Report Congressional Research Services Publishes Report on National Institutes of Health NEI Announces Second Phase of the Age-Related Eye Disease Study NAEVR Urges Congress to Fully Fund FY2007 LHHS Programs House Passes NIH Reform Bill NAEVR Endorses House NIH Reform Bill Energy & Commerce Committee Reports Out NIH Reform Bill NAEVR Releases Fourth Quarterly E-Zine Clinician/Researcher To Educate Capitol Hill About Latest Diabetic Retinopathy Research New NEI Factsheets on AMD, Amblyopia, and Diabetic Retinopathy Available in the NAEVR Eye Fact Center NAEVR Commends Senate Appropriators for NIH/NEI Increases in FY2007 LHHS Funding Bill NAEVR Commends Senate for Passing Stem Cell Bill; Urges President Not to Veto NAEVR Releases Summer 2006 Contributor Report E&C Committee Investigates NIH Human Tissue Research Policies; Potential Implication for NIH Reauthorization House Appropriations Committee Approves FY2007 LHHS Funding Bill House LHHS Appropriations Subcommittee Approves Spending Bill With No NIH Increase Vision Researcher Testifies at Senate Hearing on Missed Opportunities in Vision Research House Passes Budget Resolution; NAEVR Commends Moderate Republicans for Increased Health and Education Funding NAEVR Issues May 2006 E-ZINE to Capitol Hill Recognizing May as Healthy Vision Month, Reporting on New NEI Data on Vision Impairment NAEVR Issues Spring 2006 Contributor Report NAEVR Requests Increased NIH/NEI Funding by House LHHS Appropriations Subcommittee NAEVR Urges House Budget Committee to Adopt Specter/Harkin Amendment Senate Passes Amendment to add $7 Billion to its Budget Resolution NAEVR Releases Winter 2006 Contributor Report NAEVR Releases Second Quarterly E-Zine NAEVR Expresses Concern About FY2007 NIH Funding Vision Researchers Educate Congress about Chronic Dry Eye Defense-related Vision Research Eligible for DOD ' s CDMRP Funding Congress Finalizes FY2006 LHHS Appropriations naevr issues fall 2005 contributor report Senate Takes Action to Restore $1 billion in FY2006 NIH Funding After Stunning House Defeat NAEVR Among First to Urge LHHS Conferees to Fund NIH in FY2006 at $29.4 billion Vision Researchers First to Thank Senate for FY2006 NIH Funding at $29.4 billion NEI-Funded Researcher Educates Congress About Gene Strongly Associated with AMD NAEVR Network Member AMD Alliance International Releases New Global Report on AMD Awareness NAEVR Issues First Quarterly E-Zine on NEI Research to Capitol Hill Baltimore Hosts Two NEI Vision Exhibits NAEVR ' s Jorkasky Named At-Large Delegate to White House Conference on Aging NAEVR Issues Spring and Summer 2005 NAEVR/AEVR Contributor Report NIH Signs Agreement with India to Expand Vision Research Collaborations NAEVR Commends Senator Frist for Leadership in Supporting Embryonic Stem Cell Research NAEVR Commends Senate LHHS Appropriators for FY2006 Billion Dollar NIH Increase Senate Appropriations Committee Approves LHHS Spending Bill; Includes $1 Billion Increase for NIH House appropriations committee Approves lhhs spending bill; senate announces allocations Researchers Educate Congress about Glaucoma Detection and Treatment as part of the African Americans with Glaucoma Study NAEVR President Dr. Stephen Ryan Testifies in Support of Increased FY2006 NIH/NEI Funding ARVO President Dr. Gary Abrams Testifies in Support of Increased FY2006 NIH/NEI Funding				NAEVR Joins Research Means Hope.org in Calling for Robust NIH Funding at a National Medical Research Day Press Event   NEI and FDA Address the Use of Patient Reported Outcomes in Medical Product Development   Vision Community Unites to Recognize World Sight Day 2009   Researcher Educates Capitol Hill About the Robo4 Protein Pathway During AMD Awareness Week 2009   NAEVR Justifies $10 Million for Vision Research in FY2010 Defense Appropriations with New Vision Funding Data Supporting its Request   Capitol Hill and Vision Community Recognize NEI 40th Anniversary   NAEVR Hosts Key DOD Representatives in Standing Room-Only Session on Defense-Related Vision Research Opportunities at the ARVO Annual Meeting   NAEVR Booth at ARVO Served as a "Town Hall" For Answers on NIH/DOD Research Funding Issues and to Contact Congress to Support an NEI Funding Increase   NAEVR Serves on Planning Panel for New DOD Peer Reviewed Vision Research Program   Vision Community Unites to Observe World Glaucoma Day on Capitol Hill   AEVR/FFB Congressional Briefing Highlights Urgency for Deaf-Blind Research   NAEVR Initiates Celebration of NEI’s 40th Anniversary with Capitol Hill Reception   ARVO Researchers Make FY2010 Funding Requests for Vision Research   NAEVR Hosts Drs Gagliano and Cowan in Visits with Community   NAEVR Board Hosts Dr. Don Gagliano, new Director of the Military Eye Trauma Vision Center of Excellence   AEVR Congressional Briefing Highlights AMD Awareness Week 2008   AEVR joins with Lighthouse International to Educate Hill About Diabetes and Vision Loss   Researchers Describe Initial Results of Human Gene Therapy Trials for Blinding Eye Diseases   Congress, NIH Recognize AEVR/NAEVR Anniversary   NAEVR Joins the Vision Community in Requesting Vision Objectives in Healthy People 2020   NEI and FDA Address Glaucoma Clinical Trials with Vision Community Click Here for Print Version   NAEVR Attends Military Traumatic Eye Injury Symposium; DOD Announces Additional FY2008 Vision Research Funding   NAEVR Joins AGS in Advocacy and Education on World Glaucoma Day   AEVR Educates Hill on Visual Imaging Using Real-time OCT   ARVO Researchers Make FY2009 Funding Requests for Vision Research   NEI’s Trans-Institute Research Praised, Vision Community Represented in Initial Meeting of Council to Guide NIH Common Fund   NEI Director Dr. Sieving Educates Capitol Hill about Rare Eye Diseases   NAEVR Member BVA Testifies on VA Medical Research Programs on Traumatic Eye Injury   NAEVR and Alliance for Aging Research Release Silver Book: Vision Loss with Congressional Briefing Highlighting Impact of Age-Related Eye Diseases   NAEVR Participates in ARVO meeting to Develop New Tool to Assess the Cost of Vision Impairment   ARVO Member Hosts Congressional Staff Member   NAEVR Meets with Key Leaders on NIH/NEI Funding   Children’s Vision Researchers Educate Capitol Hill   NAEVR Commends Senate, Citing NEI Testimony on Aging Eye Research   AEVR President Dr. Ryan Educates Congress About Visual Imaging Technologies   NAEVR Challenges Vision Community to Quantify Value of Vision Research   Vision Researchers Urge FY2008 NIH and NEI Funding Increase in House Testimony   AEVR Holds Congressional Briefing on Interplay Between Genes and Lifestyle in AMD   NAEVR Hosts Welcome Reception for the 110th Congress   Vision Research Community Discusses Pivotal Role of Ocular Epidemiology in the Translation of Basic Research   ARVO Researchers Emphasize Amount and Timeliness of NIH/NEI Appropriations in Advocacy Day   Vision Community Observes NEI/FDA Clinical Trial Design and Endpoints Symposium   ARVO Trustees Educate Key Congressional Offices about Their Vision Research   NAEVR Highlights AREDS2 Study in Capitol Hill Visits   Congressional Briefing Emphasizes Impact of Collaboration in Diabetic Retinopathy Research   NAEVR Meets with Chairman Barton Regarding NIH Reauthorization   NAEVR Supports Senate Passage of HR 810, The Stem Cell Enhancement Act   NAEVR Meets with Key Senators on Appropriations and NIH Reauthorization   NAEVR Meets with Chairman Barton on NIH Reauthorization   NAEVR Testifies before Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on FY2007 Appropriations   Dr. Zerhouni Testifies before House on FY2007 Appropriations; NAEVR Cites Missed Opportunities at NEI   Vision Researchers Educate Capitol Hill About Chronic Dry Eye   Researchers Advocate for Vision Funding During January 20 Lobby Day   Researcher Educates Congress on Diabetic Retinopathy   Vision Researchers First to Thank Senate for NIH Funding   AEVR Educates Congress During AMD Awareness Week   NAEVR and AEVR Support Baltimore Tour of NEI’s EYE SITE Exhibit in Summer/Fall 2005   NAEVR Participates in Advocacy Community Town Hall Meeting on NIH Reauthorization   NAEVR Holds Town Hall Meeting on NIH Reauthorization Bill Expected in September   NAEVR Hosts Vision Community Meeting with FDA   NAEVR Requests DOD-Funded Vision Research   NIH Director Dr. Zerhouni Meets with Vision Researchers   NAEVR Testifies in House on FY2006 NIH/NEI Funding   NAEVR Member ARVO Testifies in House on FY2006 NIH/NEI Funding NAEVR Holds January 25 Capitol Hill Event to Release Vision and Blindness Fact Sheet