The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, a nonprofit independent research institute, is located in Pacific Heights in San Francisco. Dedicated to research on human vision, it was founded to encourage a productive collaboration between the medical clinic and the scientific laboratory.

Smith-Kettlewell conducts research on many different topics, but its main interests are:

    * Clinical studies which relate directly to the diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases and disorders.
    * The development of devices and vocational programs to aid the partially sighted, blind and hearing impaired - the major focus of the Rehabilitation Engineering and Research Center (RERC).
    * Basic research to understand how the eye and brain work, providing a fundamental background for both the clinical and rehabilitation programs.

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The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute

The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute's headquarters in San Francisco, CA, United States

The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute

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