Glaucoma Research Foundation:
http://www.glaucoma.org
Sponsors and conducts
research; provides comprehensive patient education materials and
support services. Publishes a quarterly newsletter, "Gleams,"
and a patient guide, "Understanding and Living with glaucoma," which
offers information about treatments and therapies, and advice on
coping with glaucoma.
The Lighthouse National Center
for Education: http://lighthouse.org
Provides information
on eye conditions and visual impairment of all ages, resources,
education and professionally prepared multimedia and print material
for community education lectures. Technical consultations
available; catalog available on request.
National Association for Visually
Handicapped: http://www.navh.org
Serves as a
clearinghouse for information about all services available to the
partially-seeing from public and private sources, conducts bicoastal
community self-help groups; counsels in the testing and use of
visual devices; offers by mail a large print loan library,
newsletter, kits of information; sponsors professional and public
educational outreach; provides referrals.
Prevent Blindness America:
http://www.preventblindness.org
Publishes a variety
of information on vision, eye health and safety; provides
information on eye research and some community services.
Resources for Rehabilitation:
http://www.rfr.org
Publishes large print
directories such as Living With Low Vision: A Resource Guide for
People With Sight Loss and Resources for Elders With Disabilities as
well as large-print resource lists.
Vision/Services for the Blind
and Visually Impaired: http://www.visionsvcb.org
Offers free services
to anyone over 55 with vision problems. Services include
self-help study kits, rehabilitation training in the home and
year-round vacation camp for blind adults and their families.
American Diabetic Association:
http://www.diabetes.org
Offers information,
education and resource listing persons with diabetes.
Macular Degeneration Foundation
Education, Inc.: http://www.eyesight.org
Nonprofit corporation
that provides support services, including a newsletter, to the
visually impaired.
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