Vision Health Guide

Health and Medical Guide to Eyes and Vision Vision Impairment and Blindness Health information topics about 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...   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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