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Health and Medical Guide to Eyes and Vision Glaucoma Health information topics about Glaucoma: Alternative Therapy 1. Use of Marijuana in the Treatment of Glaucoma American Academy of Ophthalmology http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZXIEOMH4C&sub_... 2. Alternative Medicine Glaucoma Research Foundation http://www.glaucoma.org/treating/treatment/alt_meds.html Children 1. Children with Glaucoma Glaucoma Research Foundation http://www.glaucoma.org/learn/children.html Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Glaucoma National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D005901&recruiting... Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Glaucoma: Glossary of Medical Terms Glaucoma Research Foundation http://www.glaucoma.org/learn/glossary.html Directories 1. Directory of Services for Blind and Visually Impai American Foundation for the Blind http://www.afb.org/services.asp 2. Eye Health Organizations Database National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/resourceSearch.asp 3. Find an Eye M.D. American Academy of Ophthalmology http://www.aao.org/aao/eyemd_disclaimer.cfm Disease Management 1. How Much Do You Know about Your Glaucoma? Glaucoma Foundation http://www.glaucomafoundation.org/news_story.php?i=19 Health Check Tools 1. Glaucoma: How Much Do You Know? National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/glaucoma_quiz/index.asp Law and Policy 1. Glaucoma and Medicare Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.medicare.gov/health/glaucoma_info.asp National Institutes of Health 1. Don't Lose Sight of Glaucoma National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/glaucoma/glaucoma_risk.asp 2. Glaucoma: What You Should Know National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/glaucoma/glaucoma_facts.asp Newsletters/Print Publications 1. Gleams Newsletter Glaucoma Research Foundation http://www.glaucoma.org/news/ Organizations 1. Glaucoma Foundation http://www.glaucomafoundation.org/ 2. American Optometric Association http://www.aoa.org/ 3. Glaucoma Research Foundation http://www.glaucoma.org/ 4. National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/ Overviews 1. Glaucoma Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00283 2. Glaucoma American Academy of Ophthalmology http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZC6A6EIVC&sub_... Pictures/Diagrams 1. Progression of Open-Angle Glaucoma Through the Eye American Health Assistance Foundation http://www.ahaf.org/glaucoma/about/Glaucoma_ProgressionNEW.html Related Issues 1. Glaucoma in the Workplace Glaucoma Foundation http://www.glaucomafoundation.org/news_story.php?i=5 2. Prevalence of Glaucoma in Mexican-Americans National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/news/statements/glauc-mexamer.asp 3. Driving When You Have Glaucoma National Highway Traffic Safety Administration http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/olddrive/Driving_glaucoma/index.htm 4. African-Americans at Special Risk Glaucoma Research Foundation http://www.glaucoma.org/afr_amer.html Research 1. Eye Drops May Delay or Prevent Glaucoma in African National Eye Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jun2004/nei-14.htm Specific Conditions 1. Types of Glaucoma Glaucoma Foundation http://www.glaucomafoundation.org/education_content.php?i=8 2. Ocular Hypertension American Optometric Association http://www.aoa.org/x1799.xml Statistics 1. Vision Problems in the U.S. National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/eyedata/pdf/VPUS.pdf Treatment 1. Treating Glaucoma Glaucoma Foundation http://www.glaucomafoundation.org/education_content.php?i=14 2. All You Need to Know about Compliance Glaucoma Foundation http://www.glaucomafoundation.org/news_story.php?i=17   Yahoo! News Search Results for eye health Yahoo! News Search Results for eye health Eye Health and Safety Should Be Job One (HealthDay via Yahoo! News) SATURDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- Job-related eye strain and injuries cost the American economy billions each year in lost productivity, but 90 percent of those problems could be prevented with simple measures, such as having workers wear properly designed and fitted protective eyewear, experts say. Indigenous eye health improving (BigPond News) A study across 30 Aboriginal communities has found an improvement in vision loss and blindness. Indigenous eye health improving (Sky News Australia) The situation has improved, but many indigenous Australians are still going blind from preventable causes. Donation could create new Eye Care Center facility (News 14 Carolina) Earlier this month, Duke University Health System got a huge gift to help eye care in North Carolina. LC Industries donated $12 million to help create a new state-of-the-art Duke Eye Center. Eye Health and Safety Should Be Job One (HealthCentral) Spotlight focuses on work-related risks during Save Your Vision month. Book review: "So Much for That" snags realistic characters in health care's t... Debates on the future of U.S. health care are front- and-center news, and health-care issues are central to "So Much for That." But Lionel Shriver isn't interested in a policy debate so much as in using catastrophic illness as a catalyst for family dynamics. Consumer 10.0: From one health insurer's perspective (The Philadelphia Inquirer) If you're a health insurer nowadays, chances are you feel cast as Snidely Whiplash. Just ask the folks at Philadelphia's Independence Blue Cross . Bill Passes to Improve Health Coverage for State Workers (WSAZ NewsChannel 3 ... Lawmakers have called on West Virginia's Public Employees Insurance to cover the preexisting health conditions of its enrollees. Fairgoers learn about local health services (Eastern Arizona Courier) The annual Gila Valley Health and Safety Fair featured 52 exhibitors that provided information about a variety of health services available in Graham County ? including a new incisionless procedure to correct acid reflux. Dems eye health care end game (MSNBC) Under White House pressure to act swiftly, House and Senate Democratic leaders reached for agreement Friday on President Barack Obama's health care bill, sweetened suddenly by fresh billions for student aid and a sense that breakthroughs are at hand. Newsfeed display by CaRP   You Can Ad Your Own Ads/Banners Here Easily From The Config File

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