This site is an excellent resource, containing a comprehensive list of sites related to eye conditions or disorders and general information about visual impairment and blindness.
Vision Impairment and Blindness
Links to Specific Eye Conditions and Web Sites with Medical Information Search Engines
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Blindness, Visual Impairment, and Visual Disability Are All Different Conditions
Visual impairment represents a broad range of abnormal vision -- caused by disease, trauma or inherited eye disorders -- that cannot be brought back into the normal range, even with corrective lenses.
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Resource List of On-Line Sites for Blindness
The New York Institute for Special Education has an excellent page of resources for blindness, including organizations, books, statistics, advocacy, access, and many others.
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US Websites With Resources For The Blind
The Monroe County Women's Disability Network has a large website with many different resources for illnesses and other topics ranging from AIDS to Technology/Equipment, and everything inbetween.
The link below takes you to the page for blindness resources in and around New York and elsewhere in the country.
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Blindness, Written For Kids -- An On-Line Resource For Young People
The Blindness Written for Kids website has been designed to inform kids about blindness. Topics include:
- How blind read with their fingers: Braille
- How do blind people move without seeing?
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Better Eyesight Without The Help Of Corrective Lenses -- Self Help Books
There are a number of books out today that instruct you how to improve eyesight without the help of corrective lenses. The granddaddy of them all is by Dr. William Bates, Better Eyesight Without Glasses.
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7 Eye Conditions Explained Through Self-Directed Learning Modules
The Canadian Ophthalmological Society has created a series of self-directed learning modules about the following eye conditions. These mini-courses are aimed at eye-care practitioners, but provide interesting information for the consumer as well:
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