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<p>There are many diseases that cause vision loss. NIH funded the development of optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology to diagnose these diseases non-invasively, and there are now over 30 million OCT procedures performed annually in eye clinics worldwide.</p>
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<p>Roughly 1.5% of U.S. children have amblyopia, known as lazy eye. NIH-supported research informed the guidelines for early treatment of amblyopia, resulting in decreased treatment burden and better outcomes.</p>
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<p>NIH-funded scientists helped develop the first FDA-approved gene therapy for a degenerative eye disease, Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA). This therapy can safely restore normal function and vision in patients, paving the way for other gene-based therapies to treat eye diseases.</p>
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<p>As a result of NIH efforts, nearly all infants born in the U.S. today are screened for hearing loss, compared to under 10% screened prior to the universal newborn hearing screening program launched in the 1990s. Early screening allows infants to receive interventions and services during their developmental years when the interventions will be most effective.</p>
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<p>NIH research contributed to the development of cochlear implants, which have become the most common and successful intervention for children who are profoundly deaf or severely hard-of-hearing. Over 80% of children implanted before 18 months of age develop spoken language skills comparable to children with normal hearing.</p>
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<li>A cochlear implant is a small electronic device that provides a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard-of-hearing. </li>
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<li>FDA first approved cochlear implants in the mid-1980s to treat hearing loss in adults. Today, cochlear implants are approved for use in children ages 9 months and older.</li>
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<p>In 2022, FDA allowed for the first time over the counter (OTC) sales of hearing aids, enabling adults with mild to moderate hearing loss to buy them directly. This ruling increases access and decreases costs of hearing aids and FDA made this ruling based on decades of NIH-funded research.</p>
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<li>Fujimoto J, et al. <em>Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci.</em> 2016;57(9):OCTi-OCTii. PMID: <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27419359/">27419359</a>.</li>
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<li>Special Issue: 25 years of optical coherence tomography. <em>Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2016. </em><a href="https://iovs.arvojournals.org/ss/octissue.aspx" target="_blank">https://iovs.arvojournals.org/ss/octissue.aspx</a></li>
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<li>Doustar J, et al. Front Neurol. 2017;8:701. PMID: <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29312125/">29312125</a>.</li>
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<li>Article: NIH study finds Avastin and Lucentis are equally effective in treating age-related macular degeneration: <a href="https://www.nei.nih.gov/about/news-and-events/news/nih-study-finds-avastin-and-lucentis-are-equally-effective-treating-age-related-macular-degeneration" title="https://www.nei.nih.gov/about/news-and-events/news/nih-study-finds-avastin-and-lucentis-are-equally-effective-treating-age-related-macular-degeneration">https://www.nei.nih.gov/about/news-and-events/news/nih-study-finds-avastin-and-lucentis-are-equally-effective-treating-age-related-macular-degeneration</a></li>
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<li>Bloch SB, et al. <em>Am J Ophthalmol</em>. 2012;153(2):209-213.e2. PMID: <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22264944/" title="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22264944/">22264944</a>.</li>
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<li>Article: Comparison of AMD Treatments Trials (CATT): Lucentis — Avastin Trial: <a href="https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/comparison-amd-treatments-trials-catt-lucentis-avastin-trial" title="https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/comparison-amd-treatments-trials-catt-lucentis-avastin-trial">https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/comparison-amd-treatments-trials-catt-lucentis-avastin-trial</a></li>
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<li>CATT Research Group. <em>N Engl J Med</em>. 2011;364(20):1897-908. PMID: <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21526923/" title="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21526923/">21526923</a>.</li>
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<li>Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network. <em>N Engl J Med</em>. 2015;372(13):1193-203. PMID: <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25692915/" title="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25692915/">25692915</a>.</li>
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<li>Eye Health Data and Statistics: <a href="https://www.nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/eye-health-data-and-statistics" title="https://www.nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/eye-health-data-and-statistics">https://www.nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/eye-health-data-and-statistics</a></li>
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<li>Solomon SD, et al. <em>Cochrane Database Syst Rev</em>. 2019;3(3):CD005139. PMID: <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30834517/" title="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30834517/">30834517</a>.</li>
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<li>Common Eye Disorders and Diseases: <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/visionhealth/basics/ced/" target="_blank" title="https://www.cdc.gov/visionhealth/basics/ced/">https://www.cdc.gov/visionhealth/basics/ced/(link is external)(link is external)</a></li>
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<li>Am I at risk for diabetic retinopathy?: <a href="https://www.nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/eye-conditions-and-diseases/diabetic-retinopathy%23:~:text=Anyone%20with%20any%20kind%20of,diabetes%20will%20develop%20diabetic%20retinopathy" title="https://www.nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/eye-conditions-and-diseases/diabetic-retinopathy%23:~:text=Anyone%20with%20any%20kind%20of,diabetes%20will%20develop%20diabetic%20retinopathy">https://www.nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/eye-conditions-and-diseases/diabetic-retinopathy#:~:text=Anyone%20with%20any%20kind%20of,diabetes%20will%20develop%20diabetic%20retinopathy</a></li>
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<li>Article: Story of discovery: NEI-funded research paves way for new dry AMD drugs: <a href="https://www.nei.nih.gov/about/news-and-events/news/story-discovery-nei-funded-research-paves-way-new-dry-amd-drugs" title="https://www.nei.nih.gov/about/news-and-events/news/story-discovery-nei-funded-research-paves-way-new-dry-amd-drugs">https://www.nei.nih.gov/about/news-and-events/news/story-discovery-nei-funded-research-paves-way-new-dry-amd-drugs</a></li>
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<li>Pineles SL, et al. <em>Ophthalmic Epidemiol</em>. 2022;29(5):537-544. PMID: <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34459319/">34459319</a>.</li>
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<li>Statement on the Success of Reduced Daily Eye Patching to Treat Severe Amblyopia: <a href="https://www.nei.nih.gov/about/news-and-events/news/statement-success-reduced-daily-eye-patching-treat-severe-amblyopia">https://www.nei.nih.gov/about/news-and-events/news/statement-success-reduced-daily-eye-patching-treat-severe-amblyopia</a></li>
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<li>Article: NIH vision researcher T. Michael Redmond recognized with Champalimaud Vision Award: <a href="https://www.nei.nih.gov/about/news-and-events/news/nih-vision-researcher-t-michael-redmond-recognized-champalimaud-vision-award">https://www.nei.nih.gov/about/news-and-events/news/nih-vision-researcher-t-michael-redmond-recognized-champalimaud-vision-award</a></li>
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<li>Article: New law to strengthen early hearing screening program for infants and children: <a href="https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/news/2017/new-law-early-hearing-screening-infants-and-children">https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/news/2017/new-law-early-hearing-screening-infants-and-children</a></li>
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<li>National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders: <a href="https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/what-we-do/nih-almanac/national-institute-deafness-other-communication-disorders-nidcd">https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/what-we-do/nih-almanac/national-institute-deafness-other-communication-disorders-nidcd</a></li>
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<li>Early identification of hearing impairment in infants and young children. NIH Consensus Statement. 1993;11(1):1-24. PMID: <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8401641/">8401641</a>.</li>
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<li>Olusanya BO. <em>Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol</em>. 2011;75(3):316-21. PMID: <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21211856/">21211856</a>.</li>
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<li>van Dyk M, et al. <em>Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol</em>. 2015;79(7):1034-40. PMID: <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25921078/">25921078</a>.</li>
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<li>Data and Statistics About Hearing Loss in Children: <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/hearingloss/data.html">https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/hearingloss/data.html</a></li>
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<li>Joint Committee on Infant Hearing 1994 Position Statement: <a href="http://www.jcih.org/JCIH1994.pdf">http://www.jcih.org/JCIH1994.pdf</a></li>
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<li>World Health Organization: Global costs of unaddressed hearing loss and cost-effectiveness of interventions. 2017. <a href="https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/254659/9789241512046-eng.pdf">https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/254659/9789241512046-eng.pdf</a></li>
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<li>Grosse SD. <em>Volta Voices.</em> 2007;14(6):38-40.</li>
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<li>Quick Statistics About Hearing: <a href="https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/statistics/quick-statistics-hearing">https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/statistics/quick-statistics-hearing</a></li>
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<li>Semenov YR, et al. <em>Ear Hear</em>. 2013;34(4):402-12. PMID: <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23558665/">23558665</a>.</li>
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<li>Crowson MG, et al. <em>Audiol Neurootol</em>. 2017;22(4-5):236-258. PMID: <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29262414/">29262414</a>.</li>
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<li>Bond M, et al. <em>Health Technol Assess</em>. 2009;13(44):1-330. PMID: <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19799825/">19799825</a>.</li>
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<li>Semenov YR, et al. <em>Otolaryngol Clin North Am</em>. 2012;45(5):959-81. PMID: <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22980678/">22980678</a>.</li>
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<li>Quick Statistics About Hearing: <a href="https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/statistics/quick-statistics-hearing">https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/statistics/quick-statistics-hearing</a></li>
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<li>Nucleus 24 Cochlear Implant System: <a href="https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/recently-approved-devices/nucleus-24-cochlear-implant-system-p970051s205">https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/recently-approved-devices/nucleus-24-cochlear-implant-system-p970051s205</a></li>
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<li>Medical Devices; Ear, Nose, and Throat Devices; Establishing Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids: <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/08/17/2022-17230/medical-devices-ear-nose-and-throat-devices-establishing-over-the-counter-hearing-aids">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/08/17/2022-17230/medical-devices-ear-nose-and-throat-devices-establishing-over-the-counter-hearing-aids</a></li>
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<li>Milestones to OTC Hearing Aid Final Rule: <a href="https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/news/multimedia/milestones-to-otc-hearing-aid-final-rule">https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/news/multimedia/milestones-to-otc-hearing-aid-final-rule</a></li>
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<li>Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids: <a href="https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/over-counter-hearing-aids">https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/over-counter-hearing-aids</a></li>
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<li>Quick Statistics About Hearing, Balance, & Dizziness: <a href="https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/statistics/quick-statistics-hearing">https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/statistics/quick-statistics-hearing</a></li>
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<li>Age-Related Hearing Loss (Presbycusis): <a href="https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/age-related-hearing-loss">https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/age-related-hearing-loss</a></li>
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<li>Article: FDA’s new category of hearing aids advances hearing health care: <a href="https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/about/nidcd-director-message/fdas-new-category-hearing-aids-advances-hearing-health-care">https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/about/nidcd-director-message/fdas-new-category-hearing-aids-advances-hearing-health-care</a></li>
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<li>Article: Hearing aids slow cognitive decline in people at high risk: https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/hearing-aids-slow-cognitive-decline-people-high-risk </li>
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