Professional Organizations

    • American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus
    • American Board of Ophthalmology
      - medical certifying organization that administers examinations to qualified physicians.
    • American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
      - clinical and practice management information on cataract and refractive surgery.
    • American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
      - established to advance education and research in the fields of plastic and reconstructive surgery involving the eyelids, orbits, and lacrimal system.
    • Asociaciуn Pan Americana de Bancos de Ojos [APABO]
    • Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
    • Association of Technical Personnel in Ophthalmology
      - professional association representing all ophthalmic technicians and technologists, assistants and other allied health personnel in ophthalmology.
    • Canadian Ophthalmological Society Eye Site
      - national member association of medical eye doctors who provide comprehensive eye care.
    • Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists (CLAO)
      - aims to advance refractive eyecare through education and training of eyecare professionals.
    • European Ophthalmic Pathology Society (E.O.P.S.)
    • Florida Society of Ophthalmology
    • Glaucoma Foundation
      - provides free information, gives out referrals, and answers questions.
    • International Academy of Sports Vision
      - mission is to maximize visual performance, minimize eye injuries.
    • International Council of Ophthalmology's Eye Site
      - offers resources and connections for ophthalmologists and the public on the prevention of blindness and restoration of vision around the world.
    • International Society of Geographical and Epidemiological Ophthalmology
    • International Society of Online Ophthalmologists (ISOO)
      - cyberspace global village contains forums for each ophthalmic subspecialty, providing news, information and interactive, multi-media communications.
    • International Society of Refractive Surgery
      - The ISRS is committed to advocating, fostering, and providing scientific research, knowledge, and information to all individuals who are interested in refractive surgery.
    • Interntional Academy of Sports Vision
      - formerly known as the National Academy of Sports Vision.
    • Intraocular Implant & Refractive Society
      - association for ophthalmic surgeons in India.
    • Japan Glaucoma Society
    • Macular Degeneration Foundation, Inc.
      - non-profit organization for educational information about eye ailments.
    • Minnesota Academy of Ophthalmology
      - association of medical eye physicians and surgeons.
    • National Keratoconus Foundation
      - General information keratoconus, an ailment of the eye.
    • Swedish Ophthalmological Society
    • Vision Council of America/Better Vision Institute (VICA/BVI)
      - non-profit trade association serving the collective interests of the ophthalmic community.

Journals

    • American Journal of Ophthalmology - Authors of articles in this peer-reviewed journal answer questions and comments on-line about their scientific work.
    • American Orthoptic Journal
      - serves as a forum for orthoptists and ophthalmologists to present new material in the fields of amblyopia and strabismus.
    • Archives of Ophtalmology
      - find content outlines and abstracts from previous issues of this journal that focuses on progress, problems, and research in ophtalmology.
    • Digital Journal of Ophthalmology
      - peer-review ophthalmology journal on the World Wide Web.
    • Eye News
      - bi-monthly review of current literature in Ophthalmology and related fields.
    • Journal of Ophthalmic Nursing and Technology
      - provides a bimonthly forum for original articles that explore topics of interest to ophthalmic nurses and technicians.
    • Journal of Petiatric Ophtalmology & Strabismus
      - bi-monthly journal provides a forum for pediatric ophtalmologists to discuss diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of pediatric eye disorders.
    • Journal of Refractive Surgery
      - Journal of Refractive Surgery, the official publication of the International Society of Refractive Surgeons, provides peer-reviewed reports on ophthalmic surgical techniques.
    • Molecular Vision
      - dedicated to the dissemination of research results in molecular and cell biology and genetics of the visual system
    • Ocular Surgery News
    • Retina
      - the journal of retinal and vitreous diseases.
    • Review of Ophthalmology
      - A peer-review monthly journal for ophthalmologists.

Links to Children's Eye-Care Sites

    • AAPO&S Home Page
    • UCSD Pediatric Ophthalmology
    • Department of Ophthalmology - Children's Hospital of Buffalo

Institutes

    • Black Hills Regional Eye Institute
      - information on physicians and services available, eye diseases, and libray of other ophthalmology sites.
    • Duke Eye Center
      - providing eye care, ophthalmology research and training.
    • Hospital de Olhos de Minas Gerais
    • Institut de Recherche en Ophtalmologie - Switzerland
      - improving the diagnosis of ocular diseases, in particular those of vascular origin, by acquiring a better understanding of the etiology of these diseases.
    • Institute of Ophthalmology - Pisa (Italy)
      - clinica oculistica virtuale/virtual eye center
    • Institute of Ophthalmology - University Hospital, Nijmegen
    • Instituto Penido Burnier
      - hospital particular especializado em Oftalmologia.
    • International Society for Eye Research
    • Jules Stein Eye Institute, The - University of California at Los Angeles
      - details the patient care, facilities, education, faculty, and research opportunities available.
    • Mason Institute of Ophthalmology at the University of Missouri - Columbia
    • Rand Eye Institute
      - includes informative articles and general information on eyecare.
    • University of Michigan - Kellogg Eye Center
      - information about clinical research and services.
    • University of Pennsylvania Scheie Eye Institute
      - ophthalmology site for physicians and patients.
    • University of Southern California - Doheny Eye Institute
    • UT Southwestern Medical Center
    • Visual Health and Surgical Center of the Palm Beaches
      - Comprehensive medical and surgical ophthalmology services by board certified physicians. Brochures on eye diseases may be downloaded. A Columbia-HCA Affiliate.
    • Wilmer Eye Institute

University Departments of Ophthalmology

    • Baylor College of Medicine
    • Case Western Reserve University
    • LSU Eye Center
    • Mayo
    • Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
    • Texas Tech University
    • Tufts University - New England Eye Center
    • University of California San Francisco
    • University of Florida
    • University of Iowa
    • University of Kentucky - Lexington
    • University of Oklahoma
    • University of Pittsburgh
    • University of Tennessee - Memphis
    • University of Wisconsin - Madison
    • Washington University
    • Wills Eye Hospital
    • Wilmer Eye Institute
    • Yale University
    • Coruva University Faculty of Medicine
    • Lund University - Sweden
    • Mount Sinai School of Medicine
    • Ohio State University
    • Queen's University - research department with particular interest in retinal cell biology.
    • State University of New York at Buffalo
    • Texas Tech University HSC
    • University of Arizona
    • University of California San Diego - Shiley Eye Center
    • University of California San Francisco
    • University of Ege - Izmir, Turkey
    • University of Louisville
    • University of Melbourne
      - public info on ophthalmic health care and profesional info on the activities of the department.
    • University of Missouri-Kansas City
      - information on residency program, faculty, CME courses, research activities, and patient services, including refractive surgery and low vision rehabilitation.
    • University of Pennsylvania
    • University of Tennessee, Memphis
    • University of Texas Medical Branch
    • University of Washington
      - widely recognized for its excellence in teaching, research, and patient care.
    • University of Wisconsin
    • Virginia Commonwealth University
    • Washington University
      - information on faculty, research programs, history, location, and eye conditions.
    • Wright State University
    • Yale
      - providing eye care and pioneering research into the visual system and the causes of blindness.
    • Yamanashi Medical University

Conferences

    • 1998 World Refractive Surgery Symposium
      - Orlando, Florida, July 25-28, 1998.
    • Fifth Annual Ocular Surgery News Symposium
      - on Cataract & Refractive Surgery, October 5-6, 1996 at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers, New York City.
    • Hawaii '97
      - ophthalmology conference January 19-24, 1997 in Maui, Hawaii. Site includes program information, Hawaii links and online registration.
    • Hawaii '98 - A Comprehensive Ophthalmology Meeting
      - ophthalmology conference January 18 - 23, 1998 in Maui, Hawaii . Site includes program information, Hawaii links and online registration.
    • Rio '97 Symposium on Small Incision Cataract & Refractive Surgery
      - features an international faculty of experts in cataract and refractive surgery.
    • Rome '96 Symposium on Small Incision Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Eye Banks

    • Central New York Eye Bank
    • Hawaii Lions Eye Bank
      - serves Hawaii and the Pacific, providing ocular tissue for transplantation.
    • Midwest Eye-Banks & Transplantation Center
      - fulfilling the mission of restoration of sight through recovering, evaluating, and distributing corneal tissue for transplantation. Also offering seed grants for scientific inquiry into the causes, cures, and prevention of blinding eye diseases.
    • North Carolina Eye Bank
      - retrieves and processes human eyes for transplant and research. Also educates public about benefits of human eye, tissue, organ donation.
    • Old Dominion Eye Bank
      - provides human eye tissue for corneal transplants, ophthalmic research and educational training.
    • Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank
      - educational, interactive site about organ and tissue donation and transplantation. Special sections for teachers and clergy, with variety of downloads.
    • Tissue Banks International
      - international network of eye and tissue banks. Recovers and provides ocular and other human tissue for use in transplants and other surgeries.
    • Utah Lions Eye Bank
      - Provides human eye tissue for corneal transplants, ophthalmic research and educational training. Provides professional and public education to the communities of Utah and Southwest Wyoming.

Other Vision-related Links

    • Eyeville
    • Internet Ophthalmology
    • Movements On-line Home Page
    • NASA Vision Group
    • Ophthalmic Photographer's Society
    • Eyenet
      - information on eye anatomy and health, diseases and conditions, consumer advocacy, and refractive surgery.
    • Eye, The
      - Everything you wanted to know about the eye, plus a chance to get a world of medical opinions in answer to your eye care question.
    • Nexus, The
      - information on refractive and cataract surgery, corneal topography and topographers.
    • NOAH Health Topic: The Eye
      - full-text consumer health information about the eye, eye disease and injury, vision, low vision, blindness, corrective lenses.
    • Ophthalm-AUS
      - for all facets of knowledge.
    • OphthoGuide
      - ophthalmology search engine and eye disorders custom medline searching.
    • Venezuelan Neuro-ophthalmology