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Refractive Errors
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Latest News
- Latest News
- Lens Implants Lower Dependence on Glasses (06/06/2005, United Press International)
From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Cornea and Corneal Disease (National Eye Institute)
Treatment
- Treatment
- Corneal Modifications (American Optometric Association)
- Learning about Phakic Intraocular Lenses (Food and Drug Administration)
- MedlinePlus: Laser Eye Surgery (National Library of Medicine)
Also available in: Spanish - Other Refractive Surgeries (LASIK Institute)
- Refractive Eye Surgery: Throw Away Those Contact Lenses (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Prevention/Screening
- Prevention/Screening
- How Often to Have an Eye Exam (American Academy of Ophthalmology)
- Near Vision Test For Adults (Prevent Blindness America)
Pictures/Diagrams
- Pictures/Diagrams
- Eye Disease Simulations (National Eye Institute)
- Eye Examinations (National Eye Institute)
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- Astigmatism (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Eye Coordination Problems (American Optometric Association)
- Hyperopia (Farsightedness) (American Optometric Association)
- Keratoconus (American Optometric Association)
- Myopia (American Optometric Association)
- Nearsightedness (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Selecting a Refractive Eye Surgeon (LASIK Institute)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- 20/20 Vision (American Optometric Association)
- Distance Vision Test For Adults (Prevent Blindness America)
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Myopia (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Refractive Errors (National Institutes of Health)
Research
- Research
- Statement on the Use of Progressive Addition Lenses vs. Single Vision Lenses to Treat Myopia in Children (National Eye Institute)
Anatomy/Physiology
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Diagram of the Eye (National Eye Institute)
Also available in: Spanish
Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Cataract and Refractive Eye Care Glossary (American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery)
Directories
- Directories
- Eye Health Organizations Database (National Eye Institute)
- Financial Aid for Eye Care (National Eye Institute)
- Find an Eye M.D. (American Academy of Ophthalmology)
- Find an Optometrist (Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry)
Organizations
- Organizations
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- American Optometric Association
- ASCRS/ASOA Online (American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, American Society of Ophthalmic Administrators)
- National Eye Institute
- Prevent Blindness America
Children
- Children
- Children's Eye Problems (Prevent Blindness America)
- Ethnic Background Affects a Child's Risk of Certain Eye Problems (Nemours Foundation)
- Eye Tests For Children (Prevent Blindness America)
- Glasses and Contact Lenses (Nemours Foundation)
- Your Child's Vision (Nemours Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish