Eye Diseases

Anatomy/Physiology

1.	Diagram of the Eye National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/eyediagram/index.asp

Children

1.	What's Color Blindness? Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/color_blind.html




2.	Seeing Your Way through Strabismus Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/sight/strabismus.html




3.	Frequently Asked Questions about Strabismus Prevent Blindness America http://www.preventblindness.org/children/strabismusFAQ.html




4.	Cross-Eyes American Optometric Association http://www.aoa.org/x1783.xml




5.	Congenital Ptosis: Upper Eyelid Drooping Present S American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery http://www.asoprs.org/congenital.htm




6.	Big Look at the Eye Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/eye_noSW.html




7.	Anophthalmia and Microphthalmia National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/anoph/index.asp




8.	Amblyopia National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/amblyopia/index.asp




9.	Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis) Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/conjunctivitis.html...




10.	Septo Optic Dysplasia/Optic Nerve Hypoplasia MAGIC Foundation http://www.magicfoundation.org/www/docs/101/septo_optic_dysplasia_optic_ner...




11.	Statement on the Success of Reduced Daily Eye Patc National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/news/statements/amblyopia.asp




12.	Strabismus (Cross-Eyes) American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/309.xml




13.	Symptoms of Vision Problems American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ44DKVR7C&sub_...




14.	Tear-Duct Obstruction and Surgery Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/eyes/tear_duct_obstruct_surgery.html




15.	What Is a Pediatric Ophthalmologist? American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org/sections/he3006.pdf

Clinical Trials

1.	Clinical Trials in Vision Research National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/clinicaltrials_facts/index.asp




2.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Strabismus National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D013285&recruiting...




3.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Conjunctivitis National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D003231&recruiting...




4.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Nystagmus, Pathologic National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D009759&recruiting...




5.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Eye Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D005128&recruiting...

Diagnosis/Symptoms

1.	Eye Disease Examples National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/examples/index.asp




2.	Eye Problems American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/505.xml




3.	Signs of Eye Problems in Adults Prevent Blindness America http://www.preventblindness.org/eye_problems/signsadults.html

Dictionaries/Glossaries

1.	Glossary of Retinal Degenerative Disease Research Foundation Fighting Blindness http://www.blindness.org/research/glossary.asp

Directories

1.	Eye Health Organizations Database National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/resourceSearch.asp




2.	Financial Aid for Eye Care National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/financialaid.asp




3.	Find an Eye M.D. American Academy of Ophthalmology http://www.aao.org/aao/eyemd_disclaimer.cfm




4.	Finding an Eye Care Professional National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/findprofessional.asp




5.	Directory of Services for Blind and Visually Impai American Foundation for the Blind http://www.afb.org/services.asp




6.	U.S. State and Territory Eye Banks Eye Bank Association of America http://www.restoresight.org/eye_banks/eye_banks_us.htm

Genetics

1.	Learning about Duane Syndrome National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.genome.gov/11508984




2.	Genes and Disease: Diseases of the Eye National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowSection&rid=gnd...

National Institutes of Health

1.	Are You at Risk for Eye Disease? National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/risk.asp

Organizations

1.	National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/




2.	American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconst http://www.asoprs.org/




3.	American Academy of Ophthalmology http://www.aao.org/




4.	Eye Bank Association of America http://www.restoresight.org/




5.	Prevent Blindness America http://www.preventblindness.org/

Overviews

1.	Saving Your Sight--Early Detection Is Critical Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/202_eyes.html

Pictures/Diagrams

1.	Eye Disease Anatomy National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/photo/eyedis/index.asp




2.	Eye Examinations National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/photo/eye_exam/index.asp




3.	Eye Disease Simulations National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/photo/sims/index.asp




4.	Color Blindness Simulations National Weather Service http://www.nws.noaa.gov/sec508/htm/colorblind.htm

Prevention/Screening

1.	Eyestrain and Your Computer Screen: Tips for Getti Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=WL00060




2.	What to Look for in a Pair of Sunglasses Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/402_sun.html




3.	How Often to Have an Eye Exam American Academy of Ophthalmology http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZAKCLP3SC&sub_...




4.	Getting an Eye Exam: What to Expect Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=MC00021

Related Issues

1.	Thyroid Disease and the Eye American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery http://www.asoprs.org/thyroid.htm




2.	Checklist for Your Eye Doctor Appointment Prevent Blindness America http://www.preventblindness.org/eye_problems/doc_checklist.html




3.	Eye Coordination Problems American Optometric Association http://www.aoa.org/x1775.xml




4.	Eye Donation and Corneal Transplantation: Frequent Eye Bank Association of America http://www.restoresight.org/general/faqs.htm




5.	Floaters: Frequently Asked Questions Prevent Blindness America http://www.preventblindness.org/eye_problems/floatersFAQ.html




6.	Histoplasmosis National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/histoplasmosis/index.asp




7.	Myths about Your Eyes Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2000/2080.asp?index=...

Research

1.	U.S. Latinos Have High Rates of Eye Disease and Vi National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Eye Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/aug2004/nei-09.htm




2.	Clinical Trial of Docosahexaenoic Acid in Patients National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/news/statements/vitamin_a.asp




3.	Eye Surgery on Histoplasmosis Lesions Provides Lim National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/news/statements/surgery_histo.asp




4.	Lutein and Its Role in Eye Disease Prevention National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/news/statements/lutein.asp




5.	Pineal Gland Evolved to Improve Vision, According National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/aug2004/nichd-12.htm

Seniors

1.	Aging and Your Eyes National Institute on Aging http://www.niapublications.org/engagepages/eyes.asp




2.	Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS): Frequently- National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/amd/faqs.asp

Specific Conditions

1.	Benign Essential Blepharospasm National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/blepharospasm/blepharospasm.htm




2.	Amblyopia (Lazy Eye) American Academy of Ophthalmology http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZOO3DZF4C&sub_...




3.	Sty Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00257




4.	Allergic Conjunctivitis American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/678.xml




5.	Wet Eye: Excessive Tearing American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery http://www.asoprs.org/weteye.htm




6.	Uveitis Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00610




7.	Entropion American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery http://www.asoprs.org/entropion.htm




8.	Blepharitis National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/blepharitis/index.asp




9.	Broken Blood Vessels in the Eye: What Causes Them? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN01000




10.	Orbital Tumors American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery http://www.asoprs.org/tumors.htm




11.	Optic Neuritis National Multiple Sclerosis Society http://www.nationalmssociety.org/Sourcebook-Optic%20Neuritis.asp




12.	Keratoconus Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/3400/3434.asp?index=...




13.	Iritis Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00940




14.	Herpetic Eye Disease Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/3400/3433.asp?index=...




15.	Septo-Optic Dysplasia National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/septo_optic_dysplasia/septo_optic_dyspla...




16.	Ectropion American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery http://www.asoprs.org/ectropion.htm




17.	Dry Eyes Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00463




18.	Cornea and Corneal Disease National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/cornealdisease/index.asp




19.	Conjunctivitis Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/1900/1951.asp?index=...




20.	Color Blindness Prevent Blindness America http://www.preventblindness.org/eye_problems/colorvision.html




21.	Poor Color Vision Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00233

Statistics

1.	Vision Problems in the U.S. National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/eyedata/pdf/VPUS.pdf