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Here is a growing
collection of links to sites around the World Wide Web that
are devoted to eye care and related health issues. If you know
of other sites we should include here, be sure to let us know.
The American
Optometric Association offers discussions on various
eye conditions and concerns, clinical care, advocacy,
education and related topics.
The Macular Degeneration Network is the Web's largest
resource devoted specifically to the causes and treatments of
macular degeneration, edited by Dr. Paul Finger of New York.
It provides extensive background and information on new
research and developments.
Eye Care Links is an extensive gateway to related eye
care sites and resources all around the Internet. Topics are
grouped into general resources, glossaries and specific
conditions, ranging from Amblyopia and Astigmatism/Myopia to
Retinoblastoma and Strabismus.
Prevent Blindness America, founded in 1908, is among
the nation's leading volunteer eye health and safety
organization dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight.
It has data on assorted eye problems, such as cataracts,
diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, retinal tears and detachments
and much more.
The National
Eye Institute of the U.S. National Institutes of
Health has extensive reports on breaking health news,
research, education, treatment and the latest studies.
Glaucoma Foundation provides extensive information
about the causes and treatments of glaucoma.
The American
Academy of Opthalmology has a site intended primarily
for doctors, although the general public will appreciate its
links to breaking medical news.
The North Carolina Library for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped is a special public library that
circulates books and magazines especially made for persons who
cannot use regular printed material because of a visual or
physical disability.
American
Foundation for the Blind helps promote quality
resources for people with vision loss and their families.

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