Adapting To Reduced Vision From Glaucoma: Where To Go From Here
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Where to go from here
Now that you have read this information, you are ready to find ways to live with low vision.
Talk with your doctor
If you have questions about this information, take it with you when you visit your doctor. You may want to mark areas or make notes where you have questions. Your doctor may have additional suggestions on how you can live with low vision.
Organizations
| National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health | |
| Information Office | |
| 31 Center Drive MSC 2510 | |
| Bethesda, MD 20892-2510 | |
| Phone: | (301) 496-5248 |
| E-mail: | 2020@nei.nih.gov |
| Web Address: | www.nei.nih.gov |
As part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the National Eye Institute provides information on eye diseases and vision research. Publications are available to the public at no charge. The Web site includes links to various information resources. | |
| American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) | |
| P.O. Box 7424 | |
| San Francisco, CA 94120-7424 | |
| Phone: | (415) 561-8500 |
| Fax: | (415) 561-8533 |
| Web Address: | www.aao.org |
The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) is an association of medical eye doctors. It provides general information and brochures on eye conditions and diseases and low-vision resources and services. The AAO is not able to answer questions about specific medical problems or conditions. | |
| American Foundation for the Blind | |
| 11 Penn Plaza | |
| Suite 300 | |
| New York, NY 10001 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-AFB-LINE (1-800-232-5463) (212) 502-7600 |
| Fax: | (212) 502-7777 |
| E-mail: | afbinfo@afb.net |
| Web Address: | www.afb.org |
The American Foundation for the Blind is dedicated to addressing the critical issues of literacy, independent living, employment, and access through technology for the 10 million Americans who are blind or visually impaired. | |
| Lighthouse International | |
| 111 East 59th Street | |
| New York, NY 10022-1202 | |
| Phone: | (212) 821-9200 |
| Fax: | (212) 821-9707 |
| TDD: | (212) 821-9713 (TTY) |
| Web Address: | www.lighthouse.org |
Lighthouse International is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping people of all ages to overcome vision impairment through vision rehabilitation services, education, research, and advocacy. | |
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Adapting to reduced vision from glaucoma
| Last updated: | July 07, 2006 |
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| Author: | Robin Parks, MS |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Carol L. Karp, MD - Ophthalmology |
| Editors: | Kathe Gallagher, MSW, Pat Truman |
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