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May 2003 Web Site of the Month: National Eye Institute

May is Healthy Vision Month. The National Eye Institute (NEI) was established by Congress in 1968 to protect and prolong the vision of the American people. As one of the Federal government's National Institutes of Health (NIH), the NEI conducts and supports research that helps prevent and treat eye diseases and other disorders of vision. This research leads to sight-saving treatments, reduces visual impairment and blindness, and improves the quality of life for people of all ages. NEI-supported research has advanced our knowledge of how the visual system functions in health and disease.

The site provides updates on clinical studies on retinal, corneal, cataract and glaucoma diseases. It also provides information for National Eye Health Education Program, the institutes large-scale training program.

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Previously Featured Web Sites:

• April 2003: New York State Statistics
  
  The New York State Statistics website provides extensive statistical information about New York State and its people for the use of government officials, businesses, academics, the media, and interested citizens.

  The site also includes an on-line version of the New York State Statistical Yearbook. In its 27th edition, the Yearbook offers a wide array of statistical data on the economy, finances, and demography of New York State. The Rockefeller Institute, in conjunction with the New York State Division of the Budget, produces this Yearbook.
  
  

• March 2003: Center for Infectious Disease, Research and Policy (CIDRAP)
  
  Political, social, economic, and demographic forces at work in today's world have increased the need for current and comprehensive public policies for preventing and controlling infectious diseases on a worldwide basis. Meanwhile, rapid advances in medicine and technology have magnified the difficulty of establishing policies that reflect current science as well as current public health and medical practices.
  
  
  
• February 2003: Climate Prediction Center
  
  The National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center "serves the public by assessing and forecasting the impacts of short-term climate variability, emphasizing enhanced risks of weather-related extreme events, for use in mitigating losses and maximizing economic gains."
  
  
  
• January 2003: Portals to the World
  
  Portals to the World contain selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world. They are arranged by country or area with the links for each sorted into a wide range of broad categories. The links were selected by Area Specialists and other Library staff using Library of Congress selection criteria. When completed, the project will include all the nations of the world.
  
  
  
• 2002 Sites
• 2001 Sites
• 2000 Sites

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