Related Sites
Macular Degeneration
- Don't Lose Sight of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Information from the National Eye Institute on age-related macular degeneration.
- Status of AMD Research
- A 1997 National Eye Institute report to Congress detailing the status of age-related macular degeneration research in the United States.
Glaucoma
- Glaucoma Research Foundation
- A private foundation that funds glaucoma research and has information for glaucoma patients.
General Health
- University of Iowa-Virtual Hospital
- The University of Iowa's "digital library of health information" contains information on hundreds of diseases and treatments, including eye diseases.
- University of Iowa Health Care
- Homepage of University of Iowa Health care.
- WebMD Health
- Online provider of health information.
Professional Organizations
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- "Providing authoritative information about eye care for the public and members."
- American Academy of Optometry
- Professional organization for optometrists whose goal "is to maintain and enhance excellence in optometric practice."
- American Academy of Pediatric Ophthalmology And Strabismus
- Organization that aims "to provide ethical leadership for comprehensive medical and surgical eye care of children and adults with strabismus."
- American Board of Ophthalmology
- Organization responsible for certifying ophthalmologists practicing in the United States.
- Canadian Ophthalmological Society
- Canadian organization whose mission "is to assure the provision of optimal eye care to all Canadians."
- American Optometric Association
- Organization whose objectives "are centered on improving the quality and availability of eye and vision care."
- International Society for Eye Research
- Organization of eye researchers.
Government Health Organizations
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of the American government responsible for overseeing health care in the United States.
- National Center for Health Statistics
- Unit of the Center for Disease Control that collects and publishes statistical health studies.
- National Eye Institute
- One of the United States' National Institutes of Health; "conducts and supports research that helps prevent and treat eye diseases and other disorders of vision."
- National Institutes of Health
- Branch of the American Department of Health and Human Services focused on medical and behavioral research.
Private Organizations
- American Diabetes Association
- Provides and supports diabetes research and information, including information on diabetic retinopathy.
- American Medical Association
- Organization of American physicians that monitors health care practices in the United States.
- Foundation Fighting Blindness
- Private foundation that funds research of degenerative retinal diseaes.
- Prevent Blindness America
- Volunteer organization that focuses on promoting vision care.
- Vision Connection
- Lighthouse International's Internet portal catering to partially sighted or blind users.
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Private funding agency that sponsors medical research and promotes science education.
- Highlights of Ophthalmology
- Company that share ophthalmic advances through its publications.
Journals
- Archives of Ophthalmology
- Monthly peer-reviewed ophthalmology journal.
- British Medical Journal
- Weekly British journal that publishes "material that will help doctors and medical students in their daily practice."
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