DISEASE DIRECTORY

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Eye Disorders

 Amblyopia
Aniridia
Blindness
Cataract
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion
Color Blindness
Computer Vision Syndrome
Conjunctivitis
Corneal
Diabetic Retinopathy
Dry Eye
Floaters
Glaucoma
Hyperopia
Keratoconus
Lebers Optic Neuropathy
Low Vision
Macular Degeneration
Microphthalmia
Myopia
Nystagmus
Optic Neuritis
Presbyopia
Retinal Detachment
Retinitis Pigmentosa
Retinopathy of Prematurity
Squint
Trachoma
Uveitis

  • AccessDome - Resources for the blind. A web portal designed to enhance vision impaired and print restricted access to the web.
  • ADJUSTMENT TO BLINDNESS AND VISUAL IMPAIRMENT - ADJUSTMENT TO BLINDNESS AND VISUAL IMPAIRMENT. Finally, there are links to other sites that also promote a positive approach to blindness and visual impairment.
  • Artificial Vision - Homepage - The Dobelle Institute (Portugal) Lda. announces development of an artificial vision system providing independent mobility to blind people.
  • Blindness - Wikipedia - Blindness. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. People with Low Vision; The Visually Impaired; The Color Blind. Causes of blindness.
  • BLINDNESS by Jose Saramago - BLINDNESS. I believe I lean much more to this notion that we are to understand Blindness not as an allegory, but as an exploration of an alternative reality.
  • Blindness Emailing Lists - Subscribe to blindness-related emailing lists and pan-disability and access-issues lists directly from this comprehensive hypertext index.
  • Blindness for Kids - Blindness. Written for Kids. This website has been designed to inform kids about blindness. We hope you like it and learn more about being blind.
  • Blindness In Depth: View From the Inside - What kind of impact, exactly, does blindness have on a person's life? Some people think it is a tragedy. BLINDNESS IN DEPTH, A VIEW FROM THE INSIDE.
  • Blindskills, Inc. - Offers solutions and answers to questions regarding blindness, visual impairment and vision loss.
  • Color blindness - color vision - Color blindness may be a hereditary condition or caused by disease of the optic nerve or retina. Color Blindness. Complete color blindness is very rare.
  • Color Blindness Check - Color Blindness Color blindness is an inaccurate term for a lack of perceptual sensitivity to certain colors. Absolute color blindness is almost unknow.
  • Community Services for the Blind and Partially Sighted - Provides assorted information and resources for visually impaired people.
  • Ellen Bomer - Survivor - The story of Ellen Bomer's recovery. After being blinded in the 1998 US Embassy Bombing in Nairobi, Kenya Ellen is still working toward recovering her lost eyesight.
  • Empower Connection - Technology for the Blind - Information and help for people using assistive Internet technology.
  • Enablers for visually impaired young adults with learning difficulties - Resource and contact site for enablers working with visually impaired young adults with learning difficulties.
  • Envision - Flash presentation on the research at the Duke University Eye Center to eliminate blindness.
  • Eye Conditions > Color Blindness -- EyeMDLink.com - Last Updated: 11/8/2001. Color Blindness. Blue Cone Monochromatism is an X-linked "color blindness" presenting in one of every one million males.
  • Face Blind! Bill's Face Blindness (Prosopagnosia) Pages ... - The world's only book about face blindness (prosopagnosia), the inability to tell people apart. Preface. This is the world's first
  • Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness - Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness is dedicated to the care, protection and preservation of sight through education, information and research.
  • Imagination Blindness - "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving." - Albert Einstein. ANNOUNCEMENT: The 3rd North American
  • Information about Vision Loss and Blindness - Information and diagrams with links to other helpful sites.
  • Information About Vision Loss and Blindness - The Eye Information About Vision Loss and Blindness.
  • Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness--Index of Issues On ... - Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness: The peer-reviewed journal reporting on cutting-edge research, innovative practice, and news on all aspects of visual
  • JVIB (Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness) - AFB Journals > JVIB. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness (JVIB). JVIB points of interest:
  • Kenneth Jernigan: 'power to the blind' - Article on the late director of the Iowa Commission for the Blind.
  • Lenny McHugh's Home Page - Inspiring and motivational real-life stories from Lenny, who is a retired blind computer programmer. Includes links to many other resources for the blind.
  • Louis Database - Database of accessible materials for people who are blind or visually impaired. Contains information about more than 145,000 titles of accessible materials, including braille, large print, sound recordings, and computer files from over 200 agencies throughout the United States.
  • Pink Eye in Children - Pink eye diagnosis and treatment in children.
  • Prevent Blindness America--Eye Problems - Prevent Blindness America is the nationâs leading volunteer eye health and safety organization dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight.
  • Recording For The Blind and Dyslexic - Educational library for people with print disabilities, with a 77,000-title library of taped textbooks, reference and professional materials for people who cannot read standard print because of a disability.
  • RNIB - Charles Bonnet Syndrome - Characterized by visual hallucinations in people who have a sudden change in vision such as that brought on by macular degeneration or serious sight loss.
  • RRTC on Blindness and Low Vision - [RRTC Logo]. The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision. Contents.
  • Savon Condition Center - A comprehensive information site including medical references and tools.
  • SensibleGraphics - Tactile Graphics for Blind and Visually Impaired - Information on tactile graphics for the blind and visually impaired. Graphic files free to download.
  • Talking Software - Offers a word speech enabled dictionary and thesaurus for blind users. All controls are designed with unsighted user in mind.
  • The Blind Readers Page - A source of information about books and reading, blindness and other disabilities and library services for the blind and physically handicapped.
  • The Church and Blindness - The Church and Blindness Registered Charity No. 1078425 - campaigning for large-print books in pews. recognition for the charity's
  • The Eye - Includes what to do when meeting a person with vision impairment, the signs of vision loss, legal blindness, braille and other health related links.
  • The Voice - Translates images from a camera into sounds that one hears via stereo headphones and targetting vision substitution for the totally blind.
  • Travel Vision - Orientation and mobility services for the visually impaired. Eesources, e-zines and legal consulting.
  • VICUG-L - A visually impaired computer users' group list. Search the archives and join from this site.
  • Video Description by Narrative Television Network - Makes movies and television programming accessible to blind and visually impaired people through narration.
  • Vis-Ability (DK) - Supplies electronic aids for the visually impaired.
  • WHO Prevention of Blindness and Deafness - ELIMINATION OF AVOIDABLE BLINDNESS. BLINDNESS. TRACHOMA : TSIW 2004 infos (26 March 2004). ONCHOCERCIASIS. CONTACTS: E-mail for queries on Blindness: pbd@who.int.
  • WHO: Blindness - Location: WHO > Health topics > Blindness. Blindness. This page provides links to descriptions of activities, reports, news and events