[New England College of Optometry Library]

Patient Education

AAFP Conditions A-Z.: [available off-campus]; American Academy of Family Physicians.
Administration on Aging: US Department of Health and Human Services; Source of information on aging includes links to statistical sources, resources, referral sources, reports, etc.
Check Yearly. See Clearly.: Vision Council of America.; A nationwide campaign by the Vision Council of America to educate Americans on and promote the importance of eye health and regular vision care. Covers topics such as avoiding injuries at home and playing sports, common problems, vision disorders, preventive care, vision loss after 40, etc.
Consumer Health - Treadwell Library: Resources from the library at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Eye diseases and disorders - A to Z.: St. Luke's Cataract & Laser Institute.; Concise encyclopedia, including images, of a variety of eye conditions. Intended for general use.
Glaucoma Research Foundation: Primarily an introduction to the Foundation for the layperson. Includes listing of funded projects.
Glossary of eye conditions - American Foundation for the Blind: Provides a concise description of a wide variety of ophthalmic conditions and disorders. Includes links to provide further information.
Healthfinder: your guide to reliable health information.: US Department of Health and Human Services; This is a key resource for finding the best government and nonprofit health and human services information on the internet and links to selected information and Web sites from over 1,700 health-related organizations.
Health information: diseases and disorders - National Eye Institute.: National Eye Institute; Concise patient information about a number of vision disorders.
Health Information: National Institutes of Health: Primarily for patients, this site is a comprehensive guide to information available from the NIH about a vast arrayt of disorders.
Health Source - Consumer Edition: [available off-campus]; "This resource provides access to nearly 300 full text, consumer health periodicals, including American Fitness, Better Nutrition, Harvard Health Letter, HealthFacts, Men's Health, Muscle & Fitness, Prevention, Vegetarian Times, and many others. In addition to full text, indexing and abstracts are provided for more than 300 periodicals." Also provides access to patient ed materials and "Cliical Pharmacology". Provided by the Boston Regional Library System.
Information about the eye and eye conditions for our patients.: University of Iowa.
InteliHealth, Diseases and Conditions: Eyes: Harvard Medical School; Consumer-oriented health reference.
Lab tests online: American Association for Clinical Chemistry presents the service Lab Tests Online. The service provides patients and caregivers with information about clinical lab tests that are part of routine care, diagnosis, and treatment of various conditions and diseases. Search tests by Test, Condition/Disease, or Screening demographic.
MedlinePlus: National Library of Medicine; Maintained by the National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus is one of the premier patient education resources available. Has links to information from a variety of sources including both government agencies and non-profit organizatons.
MedlinePlus: Drug Information: "Information on thousands of prescription and over-the-counter medications is provided through MedMaster, a product of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)."
MedlinePlus: Over-the-Counter Medicines: National Library of Medicine
MultipleSclerosis.com: Support community for people with multiple sclerosis, their families, friends and health care professionals. Professional area Includes information on clinical trials, latest conference highlights of the American Academy of Neurology, latest diagnostic and treatment guidelines and drug comparison.
MyContactLenses.org: Contact Lens Council.; A patient-oriented web site discussing various aspects of contact lens design and wear, including a FAQ for children, adults, and families; caring for contact lenses; and recent development in contact lens manufacturing. A not-for-profit site.
National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP): National Eye Institute.; Through its National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP), the National Eye Institute conducts large-scale public and professional education programs in partnership with national organizations. Site includes information about the NEHEP's programs and free materials.
National Eye Institute Publications Catalog: National Eye Institute; Handy form for ordering print copies of NEI publications as well as the free full text for many of them.
NOAH Health: The Eye: NOAH provides access to high quality consumer health information in English and Spanish.
Optometrists Network: Patient Education: Provides links to patient education resources on topics such as vision therapy, convergence insufficiency, learning-related vision problems, amblyopia, and strabsimus.
Play Hard. Don't Blink. Always Wear Protective Eyewear.: Ohio Department of Health Save Our Sight Program.; "Play Hard. Don't Blink. is funded through the Ohio Department of Health Save Our Sight Program. The Save Our Sight Program was created to ensure that children in Ohio have good vision and healthy eyes. The program accomplishes this through the early identification of children with vision problems and the promotion of good eye health and safety."Advocates sports eye safety for children.
SPIRAL: selected patient information resources in Asian languages: Tufts University Health Sciences Library; Patient health information in the languages of the community , specifically Chinese, Cambodian, Vietnamese and Laotian.
VisionConnection: Lighthouse International; Patient-oriented site defining low vision, common eye disorders, prevention of eye disease, living with eye disease, aging eye and other topics.
Visugate access to information on visual impairment: National Library for the Blind; "Search or browse quality information from all of the leading visual impairment organisations in the UK and beyond. Access online learning resources on visual impairment. ...Visugate is a National Library for the Blind service."
Women & Healthy Vision.: National Women's Health Resource Center.; This publication was developed in partnership with the Women's Eye Health Task Force based at the Schepens Eye Research Institute."The National Women's Health Report provides health information for women interested in making informed decisions about their health."
Women's Eye Health Task Force.: Women's Eye Health Task Force.; An educational outreach program formed in response to the "troubling reality that two-thirds of the world's population of blind and visually impaired persons are women."
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