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Eye Health

Articles • Practical Issues • Specific Populations

General Information - on the web

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 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

Practical issues - on the web

MedlinePlus - National Library of Medicine, Consumer Health information: For Low Vision Users: Patient Education Other diseases and conditions + Test and Diagnosnitic Pocedures Large fonts, easy-to-read language, and audio to listen to on each page

National Eye Institute - Eye Health Infomation: Clinical Trials in Vision Research; Eye Health Organizations Database - Alphabetical List; Financial Aid for Eye Care; Finding an Eye Care Professional; Talking to Your Doctor

Specific Conditions - on the web

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

For Specific Populations - on the web

Older Adults

National Eye Institute: Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
National Institute on Aging: Aging And Your Eyes

Youth and Children

See All You Can See- NEI's web site for kids: Through activities on this website children 7-10 years old can acquire general knowledge on vision and how to protect their eyes.
Infant See: "a no-cost public health program developed to provide professional eye care for infants nationwide"

Articles - Available online free fulltext

Cataract

JAMA patient page. Cataracts.: JAMA. 2009 May 20;301(19):2060.

Macular Degeneration

Summaries for patients. Age-related macular degeneration and stroke.: Ann Intern Med. 2006 Jul 18;145(2):I37.
JAMA patient page. Age-related macular degeneration.: JAMA. 2006 May 24;295(20):2438.

Older Adults

Screening older adults for eyesight problems: U.S. preventive services task force recommendation.: Ann Intern Med. 2009 Jul 7;151(1):I34.

Retinopathy

JAMA patient page. Retinopathy.: JAMA. 2007 Aug 22;298(8):944
JAMA patient page. Retinopathy.: JAMA. 2005 Jan 5;293(1):128.

Visual Impairment

: JAMA. 2003 Oct 15;290(15):2088.

Articles - at your library in print, on a database, or through Inter-Library Loan.

Vision Loss

Information from your family doctor. Vision loss: what you should know.: Am Fam Physician. 2008 May 15;77(10):1437-8

Corneal Abrasions

Information from your family doctor. Corneal abrasions.: Am Fam Physician. 2004 Jul 1;70(1):129-30.

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