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Professional Organizations

• American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus
• American Board of Ophthalmology - medical certifying organization that administers examinations to qualified physicians.
• American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery - clinical and practice management information on cataract and refractive surgery.
• American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery - established to advance education and research in the fields of plastic and reconstructive surgery involving the eyelids, orbits, and lacrimal system.
• Association of Technical Personnel in Ophthalmology - professional association representing all ophthalmic technicians and technologists, assistants and other allied health personnel in ophthalmology.
• Canadian Ophthalmological Society Eye Site - national member association of medical eye doctors who provide comprehensive eye care.
• Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists (CLAO) - aims to advance refractive eyecare through education and training of eyecare professionals.
• Glaucoma Foundation, The - provides free information, gives out referrals, and answers questions.
• International Council of Ophthalmology's Eye Site, The - offers resources and connections for ophthalmologists and the public on the prevention of blindness and restoration of vision around the world.
• International Society of Geographical and Epidemiological Ophthalmology
• International Society of Online Ophthalmologists (ISOO) - cyberspace global village contains forums for each ophthalmic subspecialty, providing news, information and interactive, multi-media communications.
• International Society of Refractive Surgery - The ISRS is committed to advocating, fostering, and providing scientific research, knowledge, and information to all individuals who are interested in refractive surgery.
• Intraocular Implant & Refractive Society - association for ophthalmic surgeons in India.
• Macular Degeneration Foundation, Inc. - non-profit organization for educational information about eye ailments.
• Minnesota Academy of Ophthalmology - association of medical eye physicians and surgeons.
• Vision Council of America/Better Vision Institute (VICA/BVI) - non-profit trade association serving the collective interests of the ophthalmic community.

Journals

• American Journal of Ophthalmology - Authors of articles in this peer-reviewed journal answer questions and comments on-line about their scientific work.
• American Orthoptic Journal - serves as a forum for orthoptists and ophthalmologists to present new material in the fields of amblyopia and strabismus.
• Archives of Ophtalmology - find content outlines and abstracts from previous issues of this journal that focuses on progress, problems, and research in ophtalmology.
• Digital Journal of Ophthalmology - peer-review ophthalmology journal on the World Wide Web.
• Eye News - bi-monthly review of current literature in Ophthalmology and related fields.
• Journal of Ophthalmic Nursing and Technology - provides a bimonthly forum for original articles that explore topics of interest to ophthalmic nurses and technicians.
• Journal of Petiatric Ophtalmology & Strabismus - bi-monthly journal provides a forum for pediatric ophtalmologists to discuss diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of pediatric eye disorders.
• Journal of Refractive Surgery - Journal of Refractive Surgery, the official publication of the International Society of Refractive Surgeons, provides peer-reviewed reports on ophthalmic surgical techniques.
• Molecular Vision - dedicated to the dissemination of research results in molecular and cell biology and genetics of the visual system
• Retina - the journal of retinal and vitreous diseases.
• Review of Ophthalmology - A peer-review monthly journal for ophthalmologists.

Links to Children's Eye-Care Sites

• AAPO&S Home Page
• UCSD Pediatric Ophthalmology
• Department of Ophthalmology - Children's Hospital of Buffalo

Institutes

• Black Hills Regional Eye Institute - information on physicians and services available, eye diseases, and libray of other ophthalmology sites.
• Institute of Ophthalmology - University Hospital, Nijmegen
• Instituto Penido Burnier - hospital particular especializado em Oftalmologia.
• International Society for Eye Research
• Mason Institute of Ophthalmology at the University of Missouri - Columbia
• Rand Eye Institute - includes informative articles and general information on eyecare.
• University of Michigan - Kellogg Eye Center - information about clinical research and services.
• University of Pennsylvania Scheie Eye Institute - ophthalmology site for physicians and patients.
• University of Southern California - Doheny Eye Institute
• UT Southwestern Medical Center
• Wilmer Eye Institute

University Departments of Ophthalmology

• Mayo
• Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
• University of Iowa
• University of Tennessee - Memphis
• Wilmer Eye Institute
• Yale University
• Coruva University Faculty of Medicine
• Lund University - Sweden
• Mount Sinai School of Medicine
• Ohio State University
• Queen's University - research department with particular interest in retinal cell biology.
• University of Arizona
• University of California San Diego - Shiley Eye Center
• University of Melbourne - public info on ophthalmic health care and profesional info on the activities of the department.
• University of Missouri-Kansas City - information on residency program, faculty, CME courses, research activities, and patient services, including refractive surgery and low vision rehabilitation.
• University of Tennessee, Memphis
• University of Texas Medical Branch
• Virginia Commonwealth University
• Washington University - information on faculty, research programs, history, location, and eye conditions.
• Wright State University
• Yale - providing eye care and pioneering research into the visual system and the causes of blindness.

Eye Banks

• Hawaii Lions Eye Bank - serves Hawaii and the Pacific, providing ocular tissue for transplantation.
• Midwest Eye-Banks & Transplantation Center - fulfilling the mission of restoration of sight through recovering, evaluating, and distributing corneal tissue for transplantation. Also offering seed grants for scientific inquiry into the causes, cures, and prevention of blinding eye diseases.
• North Carolina Eye Bank - retrieves and processes human eyes for transplant and research. Also educates public about benefits of human eye, tissue, organ donation.
• Old Dominion Eye Bank - provides human eye tissue for corneal transplants, ophthalmic research and educational training.
• Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank - educational, interactive site about organ and tissue donation and transplantation. Special sections for teachers and clergy, with variety of downloads.
• Tissue Banks International - international network of eye and tissue banks. Recovers and provides ocular and other human tissue for use in transplants and other surgeries.
• South Dakota Lions Eye Bank - recovery of eye tissue for evaluation and transplant. Also offers community education, staff introductions, and information on becoming a donor.
• Utah Lions Eye Bank - Provides human eye tissue for corneal transplants, ophthalmic research and educational training. Provides professional and public education to the communities of Utah and Southwest Wyoming.

Other Vision-related Links

• Eyeville
• Internet Ophthalmology
• Movements On-line Home Page
• NASA Vision Group
• Ophthalmic Photographer's Society
• Eye, The - Everything you wanted to know about the eye, plus a chance to get a world of medical opinions in answer to your eye care question.