Patient Info
Patient Handouts and Instructions
- Amsler Grid Chart for daily monitoring of Macular Degeneration
- Lid Care Instructions Details on caring for your lids to prevent dry eyes and blepharitis.
- Biosyntrx Bio Tears dry eye supplement
- Vitamin D Info What you need to know about Vitamin D
Refractive Surgery Links
- Refractive Source Good information on refractive surgery and alternatives
- FDA LASIK Surgery
- FDA’s guide to LASIK
- LASIK Consumer Report
- Guidelines for achieving succesful surgery
- Vision Surgery Rehab Network
- Resources and information for people with poor surgical outcomes
Patient Assistance
Resources for patients that can’t afford medications or other health care expenses
- Needy Meds.com one-stop shopping with all the drug company application forms on one site.
- Rx Assist
- Partnership for Prescription Assistance
Vision and Health Information
- American Diabetes Association Diabetes risk test, information and resources
- All About Vision An excellent source of information on a wide variety of eye care topics from an explanation of astigmatism to glaucoma to vitamins for your eyes.
- AMD Alliance Macular Degeneration information and resources
- AMD.org Macular Degeneration information and resources
- Anti-Aging Recommendations Tons of links about aging and it’s prevention.
- AOA Eye Conditions and Concerns
- Color Deficiency Simulator Information and demons of color vision defects
- Dr. Ergo Excellent information for computers users
- Glaucoma Service Foundation Will’s Eye Hospital Latest information on diagnosis and treatment of galucoma
- Glycemic Index Online Database to look-up the glycemic index of foods
- Lab Tests Online Understanding your lab tests
- Life Expectancy Calculator Calculate your life expectancy and see how you can make changes to improve it.
- Medstory Search engine for medica and health info
- National Eye Institue Information on eye diseaseses and disorders, vision care resources and vision research
- NORD National Organization for Rare Disorders
- Pollen.com Local Pollen count and general information about allergies
- Prevent Blindness America
- RxList Drug information
- Vitamin D Council Comprehensive site for information and research on Vitamin D.
- Childrens’s Vision and Health
- AOA- Children’s Vision Section Information on vision development and eyecare
- Children’s Vision Information Network Great site with information on normal vision development, checklist of symptoms of potential vision problems and explanation of vision and learning.
- NICHD National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Optometrist Network Information on binocular vision, amblyopia or “lazy eye”, etc
- “All Children Have Different Eyes “ Book that helps kids with visual impairment deal with challenges with friends and at school.
- Fun Patches cute patches for children with amblyopia
