Vision Impairment and Blindness

Anatomy/Physiology

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




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

Children

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




2.	Signs of Possible Eye Trouble in Children Prevent Blindness America http://www.preventblindness.org/children/trouble_signs.html




3.	"Vision Impairment" Quest National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/kids/kblindpage.htm




4.	Your Child's Vision Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/eyes/vision.html

Clinical Trials

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




2.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Vision Disorders National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D014786&recruiting...




3.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Vision, Low National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D015354&recruiting...




4.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Blindness National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D001766&recruiting...

Coping

1.	Adjustment Process Foundation Fighting Blindness http://www.blindness.org/coping/resourceDetail.asp?res=1&id=4




2.	Living with Low Vision? Take These 10 Steps to Hel Prevent Blindness America http://www.preventblindness.org/eye_problems/lowvision.html

Diagnosis/Symptoms

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




2.	Do You Have Low Vision? National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/lowvision/lowvision_quiz.asp

Directories

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




2.	Dog Guide Schools in the United States American Foundation for the Blind http://www.afb.org/section.asp?Documentid=1266




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




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




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




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




7.	Resources and Information for Parents about Braill American Foundation for the Blind http://www.afb.org/section.asp?SectionID=6&TopicID=97&DocumentID=1252




8.	State Libraries for Persons with Print Disabilitie American Foundation for the Blind http://www.afb.org/section.asp?Documentid=787

Disease Management

1.	Getting the Most Out of Your Low Vision Experience Foundation Fighting Blindness http://www.blindness.org/coping/resourceDetail.asp?res=1&id=19




2.	Maintaining Quality of Life with Low Vision American Occupational Therapy Association http://www.aota.org/featured/area6/links/link02at.asp

Genetics

1.	Genetics Home Reference: Alström synd National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=alstromsyndrome

Law and Policy

1.	Consuming Interest: A Guide to Titles II and III American Foundation for the Blind http://www.afb.org/section.asp?SectionID=3&TopicID=32&DocumentID=525




2.	Know Your Employment Rights: State Vocational Reha American Foundation for the Blind http://www.afb.org/section.asp?Documentid=910




3.	Social Security: If You Are Blind Or Have Low Visi Social Security Administration http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10052.html

National Institutes of Health

1.	Frequently Asked Questions about Low Vision National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/nehep/faqs.asp




2.	Low Vision National Eye Institute http://nihseniorhealth.gov/lowvision/toc.html




3.	Questions to Ask about Low Vision National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/nehep/questions.asp




4.	What You Should Know about Low Vision National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/nehep/what.asp

Organizations

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




2.	Foundation Fighting Blindness http://www.blindness.org/




3.	American Foundation for the Blind http://www.afb.org/




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




5.	American Optometric Association http://www.aoa.org/

Overviews

1.	Vision Impairment National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dd/ddvi.htm

Pictures/Diagrams

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




2.	Low Vision Simulations National Weather Service http://www.nws.noaa.gov/sec508/htm/low_vision.htm




3.	Impairments to Vision National Weather Service http://www.nws.noaa.gov/sec508/htm/blindness.htm




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




5.	Low Vision Devices National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/photo/lowvis/index.asp

Prevention/Screening

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




2.	Healthy Vision American Academy of Ophthalmology http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ08DZO3SC&sub_...




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




4.	Ergonomics Approach to Avoiding Workplace Injury American Industrial Hygiene Association http://www.aiha.org/GovernmentAffairs-PR/html/OOergo.htm

Related Issues

1.	Questions to Ask Your Eye Doctor Foundation Fighting Blindness http://www.blindness.org/coping/resourceDetail.asp?res=1&id=25




2.	Organizing the Kitchen Foundation Fighting Blindness http://www.blindness.org/coping/resourceDetail.asp?res=1&id=15




3.	Watching TV with Low Vision Foundation Fighting Blindness http://www.blindness.org/coping/resourceDetail.asp?res=1&id=18




4.	What Is Braille? American Foundation for the Blind http://www.afb.org/section.asp?SectionID=6&TopicID=199




5.	Sensitivity to People with Partial Eyesight Foundation Fighting Blindness http://www.blindness.org/coping/resourceDetail.asp?res=1&id=26




6.	JAMA Patient Page:Causes of Visual Impairment American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ9OBQB2MD&sub_...




7.	Frequently Asked Questions about FCC Provisions fo Federal Communications Commission http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/dtffaq.html




8.	Fire Safety for the Visually Impaired United States Fire Administration http://www.usfa.fema.gov/safety/atrisk/disabilities/fswy20.shtm




9.	Coping with Changing Technology Foundation Fighting Blindness http://www.blindness.org/coping/resourceDetail.asp?res=1&id=28




10.	Common Eye Myths Prevent Blindness America http://www.preventblindness.org/eye_problems/eye_myths.html




11.	Going to a Low Vision Center - What You Should Kno Foundation Fighting Blindness http://www.blindness.org/coping/resourceDetail.asp?res=1&id=17




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




13.	Tips for (Vision-Impaired) Travelers Foundation Fighting Blindness http://www.blindness.org/coping/resourceDetail.asp?res=1&id=24

Research

1.	Statement on the Prevalence of Visual Impairment a National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/news/statements/hispanic.asp




2.	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

Seniors

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




2.	Slide Show: Vision Problems as You Age Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HA00061

Specific Conditions

1.	Onchocerciasis (River Blindness) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www2.niaid.nih.gov/newsroom/focuson/bugborne01/onchoc.htm

Statistics

1.	Blindness Statistics American Foundation for the Blind http://www.afb.org/section.asp?SectionID=15




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

Teenagers

1.	Blindness Awareness Dept. of Health and Human Services http://www.girlpower.gov/girlarea/06jun/blindaware.htm




2.	Visual Impairment Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/sight/visual_impairment.html...