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Press Releases
AEVR Announces First Congressional Briefing on Rare Eye Diseases
05/09/2023 - (Washington, DC) Today, the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) announced its first-ever Congressional Briefing focusing on lesser-known eye diseases that lead to vision loss and blindness. E… Read More
White House Plans to Nominate NCI Director to NIH Director Position
04/20/2023 - (Washington, DC) According to news reports, the White House plans to Monica M. Bertagnolli, who has been serving as Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) since last fall, to lead the Natio… Read More
NAEVR Announces Advocacy and Educational Opportunities at the 2023 ARVO Annual Meeting
04/11/2023 - (Washington, DC) Today, the National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (NAEVR) announced events in which it would be engaged at the 2022 ARVO Annual Meeting, to be held April 22 - April 27, 2022,… Read More
NAEVR Statement on President’s FY2024 Budget
03/16/2023 - (Washington, DC) On March 9th, the Administration released the President’s FY2024 Budget Request. The National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (NAEVR) supports the statement issued by the Ad Hoc… Read More
NAEVR Statement on FY2023 Omnibus
01/05/2023 - (Washington, DC) On December 29th, President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, a $1.7 trillion Omnibus Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Appropriations bill which combined all FY2023 spen… Read More
AEVR Announces Two Important Events Held September 21
09/01/2022 - The Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) Hosts Two Important Events Held September 21 in Conjunction with the Eighth Annual Emerging Vision Scientists Day on Capitol Hill RSVP for eve… Read More