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Conducts, fosters, and supports research on the causes, natural history, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of the eye and visual system, and in related fields (including rehabilitation) through: (1) research performed in its own laboratories and through contracts; (2) a program of research grants and individual and institutional research training awards; (3) cooperation and collaboration with voluntary organizations and other institutions engaged in research and training in the special health problems of the blind; (4) the direction of the National Eye Health Education Program; and (5) the collection and dissemination of information on research and findings in these areas.