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Organizations

American Optometric Association (AOA)
243 North Lindbergh Boulevard
St. Louis, MO  63141-7881
Phone: 1-800-365-2219
Web Address: www.aoanet.org
 

The American Optometric Association (AOA), which is a national organization of optometrists, can provide information on eye health and eye problems.



EyeCare America
P.O. Box 429098
San Francisco, CA  94142-9098
USA
Phone: 1-877-887-6327 toll-free
Fax: (415) 561-8567
Email: pubserv@aao.org
Web Address: www.eyecareamerica.org
 

EyeCare America is a public service program of the Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology that raises awareness about eye diseases and eye care. This site provides educational materials and information about how to get medical eye care.



Glaucoma Research Foundation
251 Post Street
Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94108
 
Phone: 1-800-826-6693

Fax: (415) 986-3763
TDD:  
Email: question@glaucoma.org
Web Address: www.glaucoma.org
 

The Glaucoma Research Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for glaucoma. Their website provides education about glaucoma and how to live with and treat the disease.



Lighthouse International
111 East 59th Street
New York, NY  10022-1202
Phone: (212) 821-9200

1-800-829-0500
Fax: (212) 821-9707
TDD: (212) 821-9713 (TTY)
Web Address: www.lighthouse.org
 

Lighthouse International is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping people of all ages to overcome vision impairment through vision rehabilitation services, education, research, and advocacy.



National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health
Information Office
31 Center Drive MSC 2510
Bethesda, MD  20892-2510
Phone: (301) 496-5248
Email: 2020@nei.nih.gov
Web Address: www.nei.nih.gov
 

As part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the National Eye Institute provides information on eye diseases and vision research. Publications are available to the public at no charge. The Web site includes links to various information resources.



National Glaucoma Research (from American Health Assistance Foundation)
22512 Gateway Center Drive
Clarksburg, MD 20871
 
Phone: 1-800-437-2423

Fax: (301) 948-4403
TDD:  
Email: info@ahaf.org
Web Address: www.ahaf.org/glaucoma
 

The American Health Assistance Foundation works to find cures, preventions and improved treatments for glaucoma. Their Web site provides information about glaucoma and how it is treated.





Last Updated: August 2, 2011
Medical Review:
Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine

Christopher J. Rudnisky, MD, MPH, FRCSC - Ophthalmology


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