Cataract Links

Cataract Links

For More Information on Cataracts and Intraocular Lenses

American Academy of Ophthalmology/EyeSmart
Sponsored by the American Academy of Ophthalmology
415-447-0213
eyesmart@aao.org
www.geteyesmart.org

Eye Surgery Education Council
Sponsored by the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
(703) 788-5761
www.eyesurgeryeducation.com/

The National Eye Institute
A Division of the National Institute of Health
31 Center Drive MSC 2510
Bethesda , MD 20892-2510
(301) 496-5248
www.nei.nih.gov
www.nei.nih.gov/sports/findingprotection.asp

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
U.S. National Library of Medicine
8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20894
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/s/for_consumers_medrev/a/

Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive
Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
1-800-331-2020
www.preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org/preventing-eye-injuries

Lighthouse International
111 E. 59th Street
New York, NY 10022-1202
1-800-829-0500
www.lighthouse.org

U.S. Food and Drug Administration
10903 New Hampshire Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20993
1-888-INFO-FDA (1-888-463-6332)
www.fda.gov

Abbott Medical Optics
1700 E. St. Andrew Place
Santa Ana, CA 92705
714.247.8200 phone
714.247.8672 fax
www.amo-inc.com
www.mycataractsolution.com
www.rezoomiol.com
www.tecnismultifocal.com

Alcon Laboratories
www.reclaimyourvision.com
www.alcon.com/en/patients-family/index.aspx

Bausch and Lomb
1-877-7SEEBETTER (1-877-773-3238)
www.bausch.com
www.crystalens.com

American Optometric Association
243 N. Lindbergh Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 6314
(800) 365-2219
www.aoa.org

For More Information on Diet and General Health

American Diabetes Association
1701 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311
1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383)
www.diabetes.org

American Heart Association
7272 Greenville Ave.
Dallas, TX 75231
-800-AHA-USA-1
1-800-242-872
www.heart.org

American Heart Association Nutrition Center (follow the getting healthy link)
www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/NutritionCenter/Nutrition-Center_UCM_001188_SubHomePage.jsp

Dr. John LaPuma
Chef MD’s The Big Book of Culinary Medicine
www.drjohnlapuma.com

Web MD: Online patient information resource
www.webmd.com

Referral Services for Eye Examinations for the Uninsured

EyeCare America
Sponsored by the Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
PO Box 429098
San Francisco, CA 94142-9098
Tel: 877-887-6327
Fax: 415-561-8567
www.eyecareamerica.org/

Organizations that Assist Individuals with Impaired Vision

American Council of the Blind
2200 Wilson Boulevard
Suite 650
Arlington, VA 22201
Phone: (202) 467-5081
Toll-Free: (800) 424-8666
Fax: (703) 465-5085
www.acb.org
email: info@acb.org

American Foundation for the Blind
2 Penn Plaza, Suite 1102
New York, NY 10121
(212) 502-7600
1-800-AFB-LINE (1-800-232-5463)
www.afb.org
email: afbinfo@afb.net

The Center for the Partially Sighted
6101 W. Centinela Ave., Suite 150
Culver City, CA 90230
Phone: (310) 988-1979
Fax: (310) 988-1980
Low-vision.org

Lighthouse International
111 E. 59th Street
New York, NY 10022-1202
1-800-829-0500
www.lighthouse.org

National Federation of the Blind
200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place
Baltimore, MD 21230
Phone: 410-659-9314
Fax: 410-685-5653
www.nfb.org

US Department of Education
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20202
1-800-872-5327
www2.ed.gov/programs/rsailob/index.html