Education and patient resources
EyeCare America Helpful resources and information for patients. Sponsored by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. http://www.eyecareamerica.org
WebMD Helpful resources and information regarding general health. http://www.webmd.com
All About Vision Consumer information about eye health. http://www.allaboutvision.com
DMV Vision Test Form If the Department of Motor Vehicles requires a vision test by your eye care specialist for licensing decisions, you may download and use this form. http://dmv.ca.gov/forms/dl/dl62.pdf
Professional societies
American Academy of Ophthalmology http://www.aao.org
American Society of Retina Specialists http://www.asrs.org
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology http://www.arvo.org
American Medical Association http://www.ama-assn.org
American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org
Voluntary and non-profit foundations
Macular Degeneration Foundation Non-profit medical research and education foundation. http://www.eyesight.org
Foundation Fighting Blindness Non-profit medical research and education foundation. http://www.blindness.org
American Macular Degeneration Foundation Non-profit medical research and education foundation. http://www.macular.org
Women’s Eye Health Dedicated to education regarding eye conditions posing a greater risk of vision loss in women. http://www.womenseyehealth.org
Prevent Blindness America A leading volunteer eye health and safety organization. http://www.preventblindness.org
Research to Prevent Blindness A leading voluntary research organization in support of eye research. http://www.rpbusa.org/rpb
The Braille Institute http://www.brailleinstitute.org
Center for the Partially Sighted http://www.low-vision.org
Government agencies
National Eye Institute Part of the National Institutes of Health. Helpful resources and information for patients. http://www.nei.nih.gov/index.asp
Medicare http://www.medicare.gov
Medicaid http://www.cms.hhs.gov/home/medicaid.asp
