Patient Education

AAFP conditions A-Z.

[Off-campus access]

American Academy of Family Physicians.

Administration on Aging

[Free to all]

US Department of Health and Human Services

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

Consumer Health - Treadwell Library

[Free to all]

Resources from the library at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Eye conditions.

[Free to all]

St. Luke's Cataract & Laser Institute.

Concise encyclopedia, including images, of a variety of eye conditions. Intended for general use.

Glaucoma Research Foundation

[Free to all]

Primarily an introduction to the Foundation for the layperson. Includes listing of funded projects.

Glossary of eye conditions - American Foundation for the Blind

[Free to all]

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.

[Free to all]

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.

[Free to all]

National Eye Institute

Concise patient information about a number of vision disorders.

Health Information: National Institutes of Health

[Free to all]

Primarily for patients, this site is a comprehensive guide to information available from the NIH about a vast arrayt of disorders.

Information about the eye and eye conditions for our patients.

[Free to all]

University of Iowa.

InteliHealth, Diseases and Conditions: Eyes

[Free to all]

Harvard Medical School

Consumer-oriented health reference.

Lab tests online

[Free to all]

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

[Free to all]

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

[Free to all]

"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

[Free to all]

National Library of Medicine

MultipleSclerosis.com

[Free to all]

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

[Free to all]

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)

[Free to all]

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

[Free to all]

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

[Free to all]

NOAH provides access to high quality consumer health information in English and Spanish.

Optometrists Network: Patient Education

[Free to all]

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.

[Free to all]

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

[Free to all]

Tufts University Health Sciences Library

Patient health information in the languages of the community , specifically Chinese, Cambodian, Vietnamese and Laotian.

VisionConnection

[Free to all]

Lighthouse International

Patient-oriented site defining low vision, common eye disorders, prevention of eye disease, living with eye disease, aging eye and other topics.

Vision Impairment

[Free to all]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Includes FAQ regarding vision impairment, a fact sheet, resources for families, related publications, and more.

Visugate access to information on visual impairment

[Free to all]

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's Eye Health Task Force.

[Free to all]

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."

Yahoo - Eye and Vision

[Free to all]