Looking for information about a particular eye condition? Take a look at the Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy which is available in its full text on the Internet .

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

AAP is an organization of over 50,000 pediatricians. Their site offers information on books, videos and other materials which can be ordered, back issues of their Healthy Kids magazine, and a useful chart showing the recommended childhood immunization schedule.

American Journal of Ophthalmology

This site features a searchable database of abstracts from articles in current and past issues of the American Journal of Ophthalmology, including topics about latest advances in ophthalmic surgical techniques or recent research findings. A one-time registration is required, but access is free.

American Medical Association (AMA)

This site offers the AMA Physician Select service with which you can search for doctors by specialty, name and location. It will tell you where the doctors went to medical school, where they did their residencies and whether they're board-certified in their specialties. Their AMA Reference Library offers information on some medical issues, support resources, and a good set of links to other sites featuring information on a wide variety of medical conditions and illnesses.

America's HouseCall Network

This site has information on medications, common ailments, conditions and diseases, etc. Their home page offers a picture of a stereotypical librarian to whom you can pose questions - just a gentle way of encouraging you to search their extensive database of medical information and articles.

Center for Disease Control (CDC)

This site has various publications (e.g. child care, chronic diseases, etc.), information on diseases, health risks and prevention guidelines, as well as much scientific data (i.e. birth defects, infectious diseases).

Collection of Eye Diseases and Anomalies

This document, written by Virginia Bishop and featured on the Special Ed Exchange (SpedEx) site, is designed to be a rapid reference for Teachers of the Visually Impaired who may need a rapid reference for consultative and interpretive purposes.

Eyenet

This site, sponsored by the American Academy of Ophthalmology, offers information about eye health and eye conditions and diseases. It also offers a Find an Ophthalmologist service through which you can locate a doctor by city, state and specialty. You can also search based on name. The search results include their practice focus, hospital privileges, education, residency, fellowship, teaching position, and certification.

Genetic Eye Foundation, Ltd.

This purpose of this non-profit organization is to see that everything possible is done for people who suffer from hereditary eye diseases.

Glaucoma Foundation

This site offers much information about glaucoma, including treatment options, new medical developments and assistance in identifying glaucoma specialists. You can also sign up for a packet of free information about glaucoma and their quarterly newsletter, "Eye to Eye."

Glaucoma Research Foundation

This site offers information about signs and symptoms of glaucoma, a list of frequently-asked questions (FAQ) about glaucoma, fact sheets, online issues of their free quarterly newsletter "Gleams", and more.

Information about Eye Conditions and Diseases

This page, on the Columbia Visual Health & Surgical Center, has information on topics such astigmatism, diabetic retinopathy, and retinal detachment.

Leber's Amaurosis

This page, part of Jim Leeder's site, has information on Leber's Amaurosis, a rare recessive disorder in which children are born with nystagmus (jiggling eyes) and poor vision -- usually very poor and they are essentially blind from birth, although there have been some cases where the vision is not so bad.

Leber's Links

This site by Cheryl Marley has a growing number of links about Leber's Congenital Amaurosis. In addition, it offers an international LCA Register, so that people with a family member diagnosed with Leber's can find each other and share information.

Leber's Optic Neuropathy Trust

This site, also part of Jim Leeder's site,  has information about Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), also known as Leber's Optic Atrophy (LOA), Leber's Optic Neuropathy (LON) or Leber's Disease.

Macular Degeneration Foundation

This site offers information about the causes, treatments and research relating to macular degeneration, plus online issues of their quarterly newsletter "The Magnifier."

MedAccess (This link no longer works! Sorry!)

This site features articles and a newsletter on health and wellness, as well as databases of hospitals, specialty treatment centers, physicians, and HMOs. Information includes such subjects as child safety, child care, and health information resources connected to the federal government.

MedBot

This site allows you to search many different Internet sources of medical and health information, including medical indices and references, medical education, medical news as well as medical images and multimedia, to name a few.

MedicineNet

This site offers information on diseases and treatments, drugs, a medical dictionary, plus a searchable database of questions posed by visitors to the site and answered by doctors affiliated with MedicineNet.

National Library of Medicine's (NLM) HSTAT

This site contains NLM's Health Services/Technology Assessment text.

National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation (NOAH)

This national all-volunteer organization founded in Philadelphia, PA provides information and support to individuals interested in these eye conditions. Their web site provides information on upcoming conferences, articles about these and related eye conditions, as well as several discussion boards for teenagers and adults with Albinism and parents of people with Albinism.

National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc. (NORD)

NORD is a foundation of over a hundred non-profit health organizations serving people with rare disorders and disabilities. Their web site provides the current issue of their newsletters plus information about their chapters, services and programs. It also features a searchable database containing descriptions of rare disorders and disabilities and the organizations that service people with those conditions.

Nystagmus Network

This web site is intended to provide support for those with nystagmus and the parents and teachers of children with nystagmus. They offer information about treatments and research, educational considerations, support groups and mailing lists regarding nystagmus, and much more.

Ocular Surgery News

This site, while aimed at the medical profession, still is of interest to others as it discusses surgical techniques and outcomes through current and past issues of Ocular Surgery News as well as online seminars. Their specialty forum section features topics such as retina/vitreous, vision research, glaucoma, cornea/external disease among others.

Patient Information Pages

This page, from the Digital Journal of Ophthalmology and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, has information on eye conditions such as blepharitis, retinoblastoma and central serous retinopathy.

Retinopathy of Prematurity / Retrolental Fibroplasia page

This is a page from Sarah Blake's site and it describes Sarah's experiences stemming from her premature birth and diagnosis of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). It also has links for many related resources on preemies and ROP, including answers to Frequently Asked Questions about ROP, as well as a registry of individuals with ROP and related links.

Retinopathy of Prematurity Page

This page, sponsored by Ophthalmology Associates in Ogden Utah, presents very thorough information on the diagnosis, risks and treatment for this frequent cause of visual impairments in premature babies.

RP (Retinitis Pigmentosa) Foundation Fighting Blindness

This site offers information about Retinitis Pigmentosa, Usher Syndrome, and age-related Macular Degeneration...including medical therapies and on-going research.

ReutersHealth.Com

This site offers a combination of free and fee-based medical information. Their Health eLine service is free and it provides 8-10 medical- or health-related stories daily from the news. If you pay a $69 annual subscription fee, you can also access their News Archive service, Medical News service, clinical pharmacology drug database and the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE.

Surgical Eye Expeditions (SEE)

SEE is a non-profit health organization that recruits, coordinates and deploys volunteer ophthalmologists, nurses and technicians to perform free sight-restoring surgery throughout the world. Their site has information about their programs in the United States and around the world, as well as opportunities for volunteering with SEE.

Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins

This web site features information about Wilmer's various departments, including the Johns Hopkins Center for Hereditary Eye Diseases and their Vitre-Retinal Surgical Service.

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