Eye Information and Resources for Consumers 

Internet Information for Consumers
The following links are provided by the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology.   

• Eye and Diseases - from MEDLINE Plus
  Medline Plus is the Consumer Health Resource provided by the National Insitutes of Health.  This site provides links to hundreds of health related topics which have been selected, evaluated, and approved by NIH. 
• Eye Health Information - National Eye Institute (NEI) - A-Z Diseases and Disorders
• American Academy of Ophthalmology (The Eye M.D. Association)
  • Brief articles for consumers on a variety of eye-related topics
  • Animated Eye-Related Illustrations

Eye Organizations and Services - Indiana

• Eye Screenings and Financial Aid for Eye Care (Indiana and National)
• Indiana Family and Social Services Administration. Blind and Visually Impaired Services
• Indiana Lions Eye and Tissue Transplant Bank
• Indiana School for the Blind
• Indiana Reading and Information Services (IRIS)
  IRIS broadcasts regional newspapers and many other Indianapolis publications to persons who cannot read normal print due to blindness, low vision, physical impairments, learning disorders or illiteracy. Sponsored by WFYI Public Television and various corporations, these services are provided at no charge.  Medical or Social Certification of Print Impairment is required.
• Prevent Blindness Indiana
• Special Services Division of the Indiana State Library. Talking Book and Braille Library

Directories of National Eye Organizations

• Eye Health-Related Organizations List - from the National Eye Institute (NEI)
• Low Vision Resources List. - fom the National Eye Institute (NEI)
• Eye Resources on the Internet - a list compiled and maintained by the Association of Vision Science Librarians (AVSL)

[The information given here is presented only as a public service  No endorsement by the Indiana University Department of Ophthalmology is implied or intended.]