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American Academy of Ophthalmology - eyeSmart
http://www.geteyesmart.org/eyesmart/
Healthy Families of South Texas
http://www.hfstx.org
Southwest Texas Optical
http://www.swtoptical.com
News, Clinical Trials and information for Retina Specialists
http://www.retina.org
Senior Site - American Foundation for the Blind
http://www.afb.org/seniorsitehome.asp
South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind
http://www.stlb.net
The Healthy U Show with Judy Lapointe Jennings
www.thealthyushow.com
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Eye Research
http://www.eyeresearch.org/advocacy_center.html
Macular Degeneration International
www.maculardegeneration.org
National Neurovision Research Institute
(NNRI)
NNRI is a non-profit, support subsidiary of The Foundation
Fighting Blindness (FFB). The mission of the NNRI is to accelerate
the translation of laboratory based research into clinical
trials for treatments and cures of retinal degenerative diseases.
As a medical research institute, NNRI works with pharmaceutical
and government agencies to identify candidate therapies and
new pathogenetic pathways of retinal diseases to further the
drug discovery process.
www.NNRI.info
American Foundation for the Blind
The American Foundation for the Blind, the organization to
which Helen Keller devoted her life, is a national nonprofit
whose mission is to ensure that the ten million Americans
who are blind or visually impaired enjoy the same rights and
opportunities as other citizens.
www.afb.org
Alliance for Aging Research
www.agingresearch.org
Blindness Resource Center/NY Institute
for Special Education
www.nyise.org/eye.htm
ClinicalTrials.gov
Provides patients, family members, and health care professionals
easy access to information on clinical research studies for
a wide range of diseases and conditions. Included are a summary
of the purpose of the study, recruiting status, criteria for
patient participation, location of the trial, and specific
contact information. www.clinicaltrials.gov.
Enhanced Vision
Low vision resources and innovative products
www.enhancedvision.com
FFB Canada
We are the leading eye research foundation in Canada, innovative
and committed fund raisers, quality providers of research
information and a dynamic partner in a network of like-minded
organizations.
www.ffb.ca
Guide Dogs for the Blind
Guide Dogs for the Blind is a nonprofit, charitable organization
with a mission to provide Guide Dogs and training in their
use to visually impaired people throughout the United States
and Canada. Our dogs and services are free to those we serve,
thanks to the generosity of donors and support of volunteers.
http://www.guidedogs.com/
GuideStar
Connecting people with nonprofit information since 1994, GuideStar
offers basic, in-depth, and customized data services on more
than 1 million U.S. nonprofits.
http://www.guidestar.org/controller/searchResults.gs?action_gsReport=1&npoId=213873
Guild for the Blind
The Guild for the Blind works with adults who are blind or
visually impaired, providing them with the tools and training
they need to live independently and with dignity. Programs,
with are offered in small groups or individually, include:
New Visions, help for those experiencing new vision loss;
Employment Connection, professional employment training; Robert
Stone Center for Adaptive Technology, adaptive computer training;
Information and Referral Services, information on blindness
featuring “Guild Briefs,” a free monthly newsletter;
and a Consumer Product Center, assistive tools for daily living,
including a wide range of magnification tools, available for
demonstration and purchase.
www.guildfortheblind.org
JBI: Jewish Books for the Visually Impaired
(AKA Jewish Braille Institute)
www.jbilibrary.org
Low Vision Information Center
www.lowvisioninfo.org
The Low Vision Gateway
Created to be your starting point to access information on
the World Wide Web related to the fields of low vision and
blindness.
www.lowvision.org
Macular Degeneration Support
MD Support offers information and human contact for people
dealing with macular degeneration and similar diseases of
the retina which may lead to central vision loss.
www.mdsupport.org
MEDLINEplus®
A consumer health website developed by The National Library
of Medicine® (NLM®) at the National Institutes of
Health. Along with comprehensive coverage of over 600 Health
Topics, MEDLINEplus also contains nightly newswire updates,
interactive tutorials with sound and pictures, medical encyclopedia,
drug information, directories of health facilities and professionals,
and more. Best of all it is FREE, commercial free, and totally
private. Available at: http://medlineplus.gov
National Eye Institute
www.nei.nih.gov/
National Federation of the Blind
The purpose of the National Federation of the Blind is two-fold—to
help blind persons achieve self-confidence and self-respect
and to act as a vehicle for collective self-expression by
the blind. By providing public education about blindness,
information and referral services, scholarships, literature
and publications about blindness, aids and appliances and
other adaptive equipment for the blind, advocacy services
and protection of civil rights, development and evaluation
of technology, and support for blind persons and their families,
members of the NFB strive to educate the public that the blind
are normal individuals who can compete on terms of equality.
www.nfb.org
PubMed
Provides access, free of charge, to MEDLINE. Over 40 million
searches done each month. Includes state-of-the-art retrieval
features such as "related articles," links to related
databases, and links to publishers' full-text articles.
www.pubmed.gov
ToxTown
Take a walk down the streets of an interactive guide to commonly
encountered toxic substances in our environment.
www.toxtown.nlm.nih.gov
Univ. of Iowa, College of Medicine,
Carver Lab
The Carver Laboratory for Molecular Diagnosis is dedicated
to providing non-profit genetic testing for rare eye diseases
to meet a societal need.
www.carverlab.org
University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center--Molecular
Diagnostic Testing for Inherited Eye Disease
The UM Kellogg Eye Center is proud to announce a state-of-the-art
testing service: the Ophthalmic Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory.
It will allow ophthalmologists to confirm diagnoses and help
patients understand their risks for certain inherited eye
diseases. Kellogg is unique in its ability to offer this genetic
testing service, which also provides patients with an exceptional
genetic counseling program.
www.kellogg.umich.edu/patient/eyegenetest.html
VisionConnection.org
Your connection to vision information and an accessible community
for people who are partially sighted or blind.
www.visionconnection.org
Nutripoints
Healthy eating made simple! The breakthrough method that allows you to easily choose healthy foods you love.
www.nutripoints.com
XRtainment Zone
Provides families and kids of all ages a fitness club of their own "where working out is all play" and exercise is fun. Using the latest exertainment technology and educational programs, lasting healthy lifestyle habits can be established, and obesity, cardiovascular and other lifestyle diseases can be prevented or reduced.
www.xrtainmentzone.com
Dr. Colbert
Don Colbert, M.D. bases his plan for healing on God's Word, nutrition, exercise and common sense. Dr. Colbert has become recognized as a bestselling author and his books have sold over 4 million copies. He was recently the winner of the Christian Retailer's Choice award for best booklet series. The Bible Cure series. His new book: "Stress Less" addresses stress from a mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual standpoint.
www.drcolbert.com
Haven Today Ministries
Haven Today Ministries with Charles Morris brings you daily inspirational messages and music "For People Who Need Jesus Every Day" via over 400 radio stations worldwide. For the last 70 years Haven has touched the lives of thousands through its message and music.
www.havenministries.com
Cooper Wellness Program
The Cooper Wellness Program is the lifestyle modification and medical spa program developed by famed physician and author Dr. Kenneth Cooper. Revitalizing four-, six-, and 13-day programs are held at the magnificent 30-acre Dallas campus of The Cooper Aerobics Center.
www.cooperaerobics.com
PRO-FIT
PRO-FIT is a professional fitness instructor training organization, established in 1980 by Alice Lockridge, M.S. Weekend workshops are held throughout the year for beginning and experienced fitness instructors, personal trainers, and aerobics instructors.
www.exercisexpress.com