173rd National Advisory Eye Council (NAEC) Meeting Agenda

February 13, 2026

Videocast: https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=57191

Open Session 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

9:00 - 9:15 a.m.

Welcome and Introductions
Michael F. Chiang, MD
Anna Han, PhD

9:15 - 10:15 a.m.
10:15 - 10:30 a.m.

NEI Director’s Report
Council Discussion
Michael F. Chiang, MD
Council Members

10:30 - 10:45 a.m.

BREAK

10:45 - 11:00 a.m.

BRAIN Initiative Update
Pradeep Ramulu, MD, PhD

11:00 - 12:00 p.m.

NAMS
Kapil Bharti, PhD

12:00 - 12:30 p.m.

General Discussion
Michael F. Chiang, MD
Council Members

Future Council Dates

2026:

June 5, 2026
October 16, 2026

2027:

February 19, 2027
June 4, 2027
October 15, 2027

Reasonable Accommodations & Public Comments

To submit comments or request reasonable accommodations, please contact Nathan.Brown2@nih.gov at least five days before the event. Real-time captioning will be available via VideoCast by pressing the CC icon on the video player.