My Favorite Websites
Anatomy, Physiology & Pathology of the Eye
Created by an optometrist, I have included this site for many years as a resource in the UMass courses. It is a nice, fairly comprehensive resource for eye anatomy with some self tests for those of you who are really motivated!
http://www.tedmontgomery.com/the_eye/
Macula.org - good information specifically about the retina and macular degeneration.
http://www.macula.org/anatomy/index.html
The ADVISOR website for parents, teachers, and doctors. This site is co-sponsored by Children's Hospital Boston and Perkins. Lots of good information especially from Dr. Luisa Mayer.
http://www.e-advisor.us/
About Brain Injury. I found this site to provide helpful, general information about the function of various parts of the brain. A great spreadsheet showing the functional and associated signs and symptoms.
http://www.waiting.com/brainfunction.html
Federal Programs & Statistics about blindness & Low Vision.
Healthy Vision 2010. Sponsored by the National Eye Institute, this site provides information about federal objectives for a national disease prevention program.
http://www.healthyvision2010.org/
American Foundation for the Blind. Great place to begin to look at general statistics that includes some basic research terminology. This site also has information about employment in the U.S.
http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=15
Lighthouse International. There is a lot on this site, but for statistics, look under "research" then "statistics on Vision Impairment" found in the left hand column.
http://www.lighthouse.org/
International Programs and Statistics about blindness & low Vision
Vision 2020: The Right To Sight, is a collaborative effort between the World Health Organization and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness. They promote a global initiative to eliminate preventable vision loss.
http://www.v2020.org/
The World Health Organization (WHO). Vision loss can be seen as a public health issue. This is a huge site with lots and lots of information. For vision loss, look under "health topics" in the left column and select "blindness".
http://www.who.int/en/
Just For Fun:
Here are some additional sites that I just find fun and interesting about a variety of vision issues.
Positive Exposure: Celebrating The Spirit of Difference. Beautiful site by a world-class fashion photographer looking at albinism.
http://www.positiveexposure.org/
Eye Movement Simulator.
http://cim.ucdavis.edu/EyeRelease/Interface/TopFrame.htm
Vision Simulation for some age-related conditions.
http://www.visionsimulator.com/default.asp
United States Association of Blind Athletes. I used to be on the Board for the Arkansas Chapter of ABA. What a great opportunity for many people!
http://www.usaba.org/
Evolution of the Eye. Great, 7 minute video by PBS that looks at how the human eye developed from an evolutionary perspective.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ybWucMx4W8
