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This category is for associations and organizations that represent vision care professionals, makers of corrective lenses, or people who are visually impaired. If this does not describe your site, please submit it to the appropriate category.

Subcategories

• Blindness
• Ophthalmology
• Optometry

Resources in This Category

• American Uveitis Society

  http://www.uveitissociety.org/
  A resource for researchers in inflammatory eye diseases.

• British Contact Lens Association

  http://www.bcla.org.uk/
  Information about the association. Clinical Conference announcements, continuing education courses and scientific meetings.

• Cochrane Eyes and Vision Group (CEVG)

  http://eyes.cochrane.org/
  International network of individuals working to prepare, maintain and promote access to systematic reviews of interventions to treat or prevent eye diseases or visual impairment.

• Cornea & Contact Lens Society of New Zealand

  http://www.contactlens.org.nz/
  A resource for contact lens wearers (both current and potential wearers) and for contact lens practitioners - specifically for the dissemination of information, continuing education and public awareness of the many aspects of safe contact lens wear.

• Council for Refractive Surgery Quality Assurance

  http://www.usaeyes.org/
  Consumer organization providing information about wavefront, LASIK, and other refractive surgery techniques. Includes a database of certified practitioners.

• Donor Network of Arizona

  http://www.dnaz.org/
  Federally designated, not-for profit organ recovery organization for the state of Arizona.

• Fight for Sight

  http://www.fightforsight.org/
  A non-profit organization funding fellowships and grants for vision research and children's eye clinics in the U.S. and internationally to prevent blindness and find cures for all eye diseases.

• International Association of Contact Lens Educators (IACLE)

  http://www.iacle.org/
  Global educational organisation dedicated to raising the standard of contact lens education worldwide and promoting the widespread, safe use of contact lenses.

• International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment, European Region

  http://www.icevi-europe.org/
  Shares information and knowledge on the field of education and rehabilitation of people with visual impairment.

• International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision

  http://www.iscev.org/
  ISCEV promotes knowledge and cooperation in field of clinical and basic electrophysiology of vision.

• International Society for Eye Research

  http://www.iser.org/
  Dealing with ocular research and news updates.

• International Uveitis Study Group (IUSG)

  http://www.iusg.net/
  Researchers and clinicians engaged in research and clinical management of uveitis.

• Lighthouse Guild

  http://www.lighthouseguild.org/
  Worldwide organization dedicated to overcoming vision impairment through rehabilitation, education, research and advocacy.

• Lions Eye Institute for Transplant and Research

  http://www.lionseyeinstitute.org/
  Non-profit charitable organization dedicated to the recovery, evaluation and distribution of eye tissue for transplantation, research and education.

• Louisiana Lions Eye Foundation

  http://www.lioneyes.org/
  Works in conjunction with local Lions clubs and The LSU Medical Center to research eye care.

• NASA Vision Group

  http://vision.arc.nasa.gov/
  A team of scientists and engineers who conduct research on human vision and visual technology for NASA missions.

• National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research

  http://www.eyeresearch.org/
  Non-profit advocacy organization made up of a coalition of professional, consumer, and industry organizations involved in research in eye and vision disorders.

• Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation

  http://www.olshf.org/
  Improves the quality of life in the areas of sight, hearing, diabetes and positive youth development.

• Philadelphia Retina Endowment Fund

  http://www.vision-research.org/
  Established by members of the Retina Service of Wills Eye Hospital, located in Philadelphia, PA. The Fund is devoted to medical research related to diseases of the retina, macular degeneration (Bower Laboratory), the development of a resource guide for PA.

• Sight and Hearing Association

  http://www.sightandhearing.org/
  Dedicated to preventing the needless loss of vision and hearing through effective screening, education, and research. This site provides public information about eye and ear topics as well as information regarding products and services.

• Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation

  http://www.sjogrens.org/
  Offers education and support, and strives to increase awareness and research into more effective treatments and a cure.

• Talking Newspaper Association UK

  http://www.tnauk.org.uk/
  Provides national and regional talking newspapers and magazines in alternative formats for the blind, visually impaired and the disabled who find it difficult to hold a newspaper.

• Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society

  http://www.tearfilm.org/
  The official website of the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society.

• The Vision Council

  http://www.thevisioncouncil.org/
  Optical trade organization dedicated to educating the public about eye health and eyewear. Tips on choosing the most attractive eyeglasses for the shape of your face.

• Vision Australia Foundation

  http://www.visionaustralia.org/
  Not for profit organisation providing services, facilities, and information to visually impaired persons. Contact and location details, resource list, professional and business service information, and library of Braille, audio, or large print format details included.

• Vision2020: The Right to Sight - UK

  http://www.vision2020uk.org.uk/
  Facilitates collaboration and co-operation between organisations within the UK with a focus on visual impairment, and who operate on a national, regional or international basis.

• Vitreo Retina Society of India

  http://vrsi.in/
  Promotes the practice and research of the diseases of retina and vitreous.

 

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