Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Information for Patients
This pamphlet is designed to help people with age-related macular degeneration better understand the disease. It describes the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of age-related macular degener... Details >
National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health |
Aging and Your Eyes
Also available in: Spanish
Age can bring changes that affect your eyesight. But regular eye exams can help. With early detection, many eye problems can be treated and your risk of vision loss reduced.
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National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health |
Answers to Your Questions About: Conjunctivitis
This online consumer health information mini-fact sheet provides basic information about the eye disease conjunctivitis, more commonly known as "pink eye".... Details >
American Optometric Association |
Are You at Risk for Age-Related Macular Degeneration?
AMD is a common eye disease associated with aging that gradually destroys sharp, central vision. Central vision is needed for seeing objects clearly and for common daily tasks such as reading and driv... Details >
National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health |
Are You at Risk for Glaucoma?
Glaucoma is an eye disease in which the normal fluid pressure inside the eyes slowly rises, leading to vision loss - or even blindness.This brochure is about open-angle glaucoma, the most common form ... Details >
National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health |
Cataract: Information for Patients
This pamphlet has been written to help people with cataracts better understand the condition. It describes the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of cataracts... Details >
National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health |
Clinical Trials Supported by the National Eye Institute (NEI)
This interactive, searchable clinical trial database provides detailed
information on ongoing and completed clinical trials supported and conducted by the NEI since 1970. This site is designed for pa... Details >
National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health |
Do You Have Low Vision? Take This Quiz and Find Out
Also available in: Spanish
Taking this online quiz could help you recognize early warning signs of eye disease and make a decision to see your eye care professional as soon as possible for a diagnosis.... Details >
National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health |
Financial Aid for Eye Care
This fact sheet provides a listing of state and national resources that regularly provide aid to people with vision problems. If you are in need of financial aid to assess or treat an eye problem, you... Details >
National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health |
Find an Eye M.D.
The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) offers Find an Eye M.D., an on-line listing of member ophthalmologists practicing in the United States and abroad.... Details >
American Academy of Ophthalmology |
