Geriatrics

Administration on Aging

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US Department of Health and Human Services

Source of information on aging includes links to statistical sources, resources, referral sources, reports, etc.

AgeLine

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"AgeLine abstracts the literature of social gerontology as well as aging-related research from psychology, sociology, social work, economics, public policy, and the health sciences."

AgingStats.gov.

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Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics.

The Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics (Forum) was initially established in 1986, with the goal of bringing together federal agencies that share a common interest in improving aging-related data. The goals of the Forum are to improve both the quality and use of data on the aging population.

College of Optometry Continuing Education.

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Pacific University.

Catalog of online continuing education courses.

Improving the nation's vision health :a coordinated public health approach.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.).

Cover title."The importance of vision and eye health has been recognized with the introduction of vision objectives in Healthy People 2010, a national disease prevention initiative that identifies opportunities to improve the health of all Americans....The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through its Vision Health Initiative (VHI) located within the Division of Diabetes Translation (DDT), has [involved] a wide range of stakeholders in the design of a coordinated public health framework to prevent blindness and vision impairment. It is intended that this report will assist CDC and other public health champions in developing and implementing more comprehensive and detailed strategies that will reduce the burden of vision impairment and eye diseases for all Americans during the next decade and beyond." - p. 3.

The Merck manual of geriatrics

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Beers, Mark H.

Includes index. See Section 15 - Aging and the Eye; Ocular Disorders.

National Highlights: 2000 AOA Third Party/Managed Care Survey

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American Optometric Association

Optometrists were asked to estimate the percentage of their patients in 1999 sponsored (covered) by, and the percentage of their practice revenue coming from, various third-party and managed care sources.

National Highlights: 2002 AOA Third Party/Managed Care Survey

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American Optometric Association

Optometrists were asked to estimate the percentage of their patients in 2001 sponsored (covered) by, and the amount of their practice revenues coming from, various third-party and managed care sources.

National Highlights: 2004 AOA Third Party/Managed Care Survey

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American Optometric Association

Optometrists were asked to estimate the percentage of their patients in 2003 sponsored (covered) by, and the amount of their practice revenues coming from, various third-party and managed care sources.

Older driver relicensing laws: the state of the states

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"Source: Meredith Coley. (2001). "Older Driver Relicensing Laws: The State of the States." The Public Policy and Aging Report, Volume 11, No. 4. Washington, DC: National Academy on an Aging Society. "

Prevalence and Causes of Visual Impairment and Blindness Among Adults 40 Years and Older in the United States.

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National Eye Institute

Prevalence of visual impairment and selected eye diseases among persons aged >50 years with and without diabetes --- United States, 2002

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Regional Highlights: 2002 AOA Third Party/Managed Care Survey

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American Optometric Association

Optometrists were asked to estimate the percentage of their patients in 2001 sponsored (covered) by, and the amount of their practice revenues coming from, various third-party and managed care sources

The resource directory for older people

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Administration on Aging

The directory contains names, addresses, phone numbers, and fax numbers of organizations which provide information and other resources on matters relating to the needs of older persons.

The silver book : vision loss

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Alliance for Aging Research.

"This volume of the Silver Book was produced in partnership with NAEVR" -- back cover.

Surveillance for selected public health indicators affecting older adults, United States

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

Cover title.

Surveillance for sensory impairment, activity limitation, and health-related quality of life among older adults, United States, 1993-1997

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Campbell, Vincent A.

Title from title screen (viewed August 31, 2001).

Trends in vision and hearing among older Americans

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Desai, Mayur.

Title from title screen (viewed August 21, 2001).

Visual impairment and eye care among older adults --- five states, 2005.

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Originally published in CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): (December 15, 2006 /55(49);1321-1325).

Work, aging, and vision :report of a conference

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Sekuler, Robert.

Conference was held on February 25 and 26, 1986 at National Academy of Science, Washington, D.C.