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Eye Health

American Optometric Association - Eye Health Topics

Provides Fact Sheets and Videos

Eye & Vision Problems

Good Vision Throughout Life

 

 

Eye Care America - The Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology

"A public service foundation" with the mission "to reduce avoidable blindness and severe visual impairment by raising awareness about eye disease and care, providing free eye health educational materials and facilitating access to medical eye care."

Diseases & Conditions

Prevention & Treatment

Parts of the Eye

Glossary

 

FamilyDoctor.org - American Academy of Family Physicians

"All of the information on this site has been written and reviewed by physicians and patient education professionals at the AAFP"

Eye Problems

 

MayoClinic.com - Diseases and Conditions

Built through the collaboration, "of the more than 3,300 physicians, scientists and researchers of Mayo Clinic" who share their "experience and knowledge"

Slide show: A look inside your eyes

Symptom Checker - Vision problems

 

MedlinePlus - National Library of Medicine, Consumer Health information

"A goldmine of good health information from the world's largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine." It "brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations."

Drugs, Supplements, and Herbal Information

Eye Diseases

Eyes and Vision

Interactive Health Tutorials

Understanding Your Vision: The "Imperfect Eye"

 

The Merk Manual - Home Edition for Patients and Caregivers

"Based on the world's most widely used textbook of medicine —The Merck Manual–but written" by 300 professionals "in everyday language. "

Eye Disorders

Structure and Function

 

National Eye Institute - Eye Health Infomation

Part of the National Institute of Health

Diagram of the Eye

Low Vision Glossary

Podcasts and Vodcasts on Eye Health

Vision-Related Terms--Selected Online Sources

 

Prevent Blindness America

A volunteer organization "with the sole mission of preventing blindness and preserving sight." they "provide a wide variety of community services and information."

Glasses, Why Some People Need Them

Cataract

American Optometric Association

Causes, Diagnosis, Surgery, Treatment

Eye Care America

Fact Sheet, Cataract Surgery

MedlinePlus

Fact Sheet, Interactive tutorial, Cataract removal, Congenital cataract

National Eye Institute

Cataract Defined, Causes and Risk Factors, Symptoms and Detection, Treatment, Current Research.

Conjunctivitis - also called Pink Eye

American Optometric Association

Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment

MelinePlus

Fact Sheet, Neonatal conjunctivitis

Diabetic Retinopathy

MedlinePlus

Diabetic Eye Problems,

Eye Care America

Diabetes EyeCare, Eye Exams

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - CDC

Take Charge of Your Diabetes Eye Problems

National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse - NDIC

Prevent diabetes problems: Keep your eyes healthy

Glaucoma

Eye Care America

Fact Sheet, Glaucoma Risk Assessment

Mayo Clinic

Definition, In-Depth, Multimedia, Expert Answers, Resources.

Merck Source

What Is Glaucoma? Open-Angle Glaucoma, Closed-Angle Glaucoma, Your Eye Exam, Treating Glaucoma, Medicines to Lower Eye Pressure,Procedures to Improve Eye Drainage

National Eye Institute

Facts About Glaucoma, Facts About Glaucoma

Macular Degeneration

Eye Care America

Macular Degeneration (AMD)

Harvard Medical School

What is Macular Degeneration?

Mayo Clinic

Dry macular degeneration , Wet macular degeneration , Definition, In-Depth, Multimedia, Expert Answers, Resources

Retinal detachment

Eye Care America

Detached and Torn Retina

Mayo Clinic

Definition, In-Depth, Multimedia, Expert Answers, Resources.

Retinoblastoma

American Cancer Society

How Is Eye Cancer Diagnosed?, Detailed Guide: Eye Cancer Surgery, What Are the Risk Factors for Eye Cancer?

Eye Care America

What it is: Retinoblastoma? What You Need To Do?

MedlinePlus

Fact Sheet