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The links to the following Websites are provided for information purposes only. The IU School of Optometry makes no endorsement of the listed Websites.
If you have suggestions and/or additions for this page, please contact Dr. Gerald E. Lowther at glowther@indiana.edu.
Eye Care Organizations
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Eye Care Foundations
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Schools, Colleges, and Institutes
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Patient and Practitioner Education/Studies
- A.D.A.M. (health and anatomy information)
- AgingEye Times provides free access to the latest medical information on diseases of the aging eye in an attempt to empower people to take control of their vision health, while educating them on the importance and need for further medical advances. All AgingEye Times content has been written by American Board of Ophthalmology certified and US licensed practicing ophthalmologists.
- All About Vision
- AllRefer.com health
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Cancer Association
- American Diabetes Association
- American Heart Association
- AskPhysicians.com: Patients with eye-related problems can browse the medical library as well as ask questions about the retina, cornea, glaucoma, contact lenses, etc.
- The Canadian National Institute for the Blind
- Center for Keratoconus
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (browse "health topics,"hoaxes and rumors," "travel section"--do you need vaccines for trip abroad?, local state health department links)
- ClinicalTrials.gov (links to medical research--search by disease)
- Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Keratoconus Study (CLEK)
- Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Keratoconus Study (CLEK): A Web Book on Vision
- Color Vision Testing
- ColorMax Technologies (color vision)
- Contact Lenses
- Corneal Ophthalmic site for both eyecare professionals and consumers featuring a "discovery center" discussing how photochromic lenses work, answers to common questions about photochromic lenses, and has a section to submit comments, testimonials, new product suggestions, and questions.
- Council for Refractive Surgery Quality Assurance (CRSQA)
- The Eye Laser Center (refractive surgery)
- EyeCancer Network
- Eyedock.com provides a free Internet service to help eyecare practitioners search for topical ocular therapeutic drugs according to generic or trade name, class of drug and manufacturer. This new pharmaceutical reference compliments an existing searchable contact lens database with nearly 400 lenses. The Website also features clinical calculators that streamline the process of prescribing GP and hydrogel contact lenses.
- Eye Surgery Education Council (ESEC) is committed to helping patients make informed decisions about undergoing laser eye surgery.
- Focus on Dry Eye is dedicated to providing practitioners and consumers with the most up-to-date information about dry eye. For practitioners, the site offers downloadable dry eye presentations, resource links and dry eye news.
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA; find info on safety recalls, newly approved medications, etc.)
- Genetics
- Global Optometric and Optical Discussion (GOOD)
- HealthGrades (rates hospitals, nursing homes, etc.)
- Healthopedia is a medical and health consumer information resource containing comprehensive and unbiased information in patient-friendly language from trusted sources on over 1,500 health topics, 70 focused health centers, and more than 11,000 drugs and medications.
- Healthy Vision 2010
- Innovative Sclerals Ltd.
- International Glaucoma Association
- International Glaucoma Review
- IXMUS Color Visual Field Test Cards
- JAMA Migraine Information Center
- KaiserNetwork: Health Policy as It Happens: includes webcasts of Congressional hearings and briefings and other important health-related meetings, calendars of events, daily news briefings, and links to news articles, and health polling data. You can sign up to get daily or weekly notifications of events and news stories according to selected topics.
- Center for Keratoconus
- Ask LASIK Docs is a free site for patients to ask questions about LASIK and other refractive surgeries.
- The LASIK Community (refractive surgery)
- LASIK Eye Surgery (FDA)
- LASIK Zentrum (specialized institution for laser vision correction)
- Lighthouse International "Hope when vision failsTM"
- Low Vision Education Program
- Low Vision Gateway
- Lutein Information Bureau: Link between AMD and nutrition
- Macular Degeneration Network
- Martindale's Health Science Guide
- Mayo Clinic
- MD Support (provides info and support for people dealing with macular degeneration and similar diseases of the retina which may lead to central vision loss)
- Medicare Compare
- MEDLINEplus Health Information (health topics, drug info, dictionaries, directories)
- The Merck Manual Home Edition (offers easy-to-understand info on diseases)
- National Committee for Quality Assurance (rates insurance plans)
- National Eye Institute (NEI)
- NEI Resource Guides
- National Headache Foundation
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Library of Medicine
- OcuSource (dedicated to helping you find quick, concise, and accurate access to resources for low vision and blindness)
- OncoLink (Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania)
- ophtalmologiefr.com
- Prevent Blindness America
- SECO Educational Posters
- AFB Senior Site
- Shuffle Brain
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- U.S. Government Publications
- Vischeck (about color vision defects)
- Vision and Computers
- Vision and Computers (doctor's site)
- Vision/Eye Education--Patient Education
- Vision 1-to-1
- Vision Therapy
- VitreoRetinal Symposia (VRS)--a series of annual meetings featuring vitrectomy wetlabs and international speakers
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Research Centers
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Publications
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Contact Lens and Solution Companies
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Diagnostic Instruments
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Software/Office Systems/Internet
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Other Optical Industry Companies
- Advanced Medical Optics (AMO)
- A.I.T. Industries
- AMCON, The Eyecare Supply Center
- Bernell Corporation
- Brain Power
- Carl Zeiss Optical
- ColorMax Technologies
- Corneal Ophthalmic site for both eyecare professionals and consumers features a "discovery center" discussing how photochromic lenses work, answers to common questions about photochromic lenses, and has a section to submit comments, testimonials, new product suggestions, and questions.
- CYNACON/OCuSOFT
- EagleVision
- Essilor
- FCI Ophthalmics
- French Optics Manufacturers Association
- Gerber Coburn
- Hilco
- Hoya Vision Care
- Human Optics
- KeraVision
- Keystone View offers professional-quality vision screeners, vision diagnostic and training instruments, and vision therapy programs for the clinic, office, and home.
- Lacrimedics
- Lasik Zentrum (specialized institution for laser vision correction)
- Luxottica Group
- Marchon Eyewear
- Marcolin USA
- Medical Ophthalmics, Inc./MaxiVision
- Merck
- Oasis Medical
- Odyssey Medical
- Optek
- Optical Buyer
- Optical Dispensing
- Optical Employment Solutions
- Optos Widefield Retinal Visualisation
- PanOptx
- Pharmacia
- PPG Industries
- Presbyopia
- Rodenstock North America
- Safilo USA
- Santen, Inc.
- Shamir Insight, Inc.
- sightstreet.com
- Sola Optical
- Titmus Optical
- Topcon--ODI
- Transitions Optical
- Tura
- Varilux Corporation
- Vision Pharmaceuticals
- Vision Service Plan (VSP)
- Volk Optical
- Zyloware Corporation
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Web Links and Search Sites
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Other
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