Optometry Resources Web Ward E. Barnes Library

American Academy of Optometry (AAO)

American Optometric Association (AOA)

American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery and American Society of Ophthalmic Administrators (ASCRS-ASOA)

The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)

Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO)

Association of Vision Science Libraries (AVSL)

Low Vision Council (LVC)

"The Low Vision Council (LVC) an international group of manufacturers, practitioners, educators, agencies and associations working together to raise awareness of low vision rehabilitation among eye care providers, as well as visually impaired consumers and their caregivers."

National Eye Research Foundation

"... organization began in 1955 with the sole purpose of education for the public and the professional... This website provides the public with cutting-edge information on caring for your eyes, diseases and disorders of the eye that impact our vision, treatment options, referral sources for further information and treatment, and a message board for the public to interact with (the) membership."

Clinical Practice Guidelines

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Optometry

from the American Optometric Association.

National Guideline Clearinghouse

"A public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. NGC is sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (formerly the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research) in partnership with the American Medical Association and the American Association of Health Plans."

Visionary

A dictionary for terminology used in the study of human and animal vision written and maintained by: Lars Liden Dept. of Cognitive and Neural Systems Boston University

Dictionaries from MedlinePlus

Eye Resources on the Internet

an alphabetical list compiled by Trish Duffel from The C. S. O’Brien Library, University of Iowa.

Hardin Meta Directory

from Hardin Library, University of Iowa.

HealthWeb Ophthalmology

Ophthalmogy link from Hardin Library, Univ. of Iowa.

Ophthalmology

A link from MedMark. A comprehensive list of lists categorized under Associations/Societies; Centers/Institutes/Labs; National Eye Institute, US;Clinics/Hospitals; Departments/Schools; Education/Training; Journals/News/Publications; For Consumers.

Vision Science

Web links catagorized by "Community, Career, Resources, and Communication"

Discussion Groups

from the Low Vision Gateway.

Optometry Communication, HealthWeb

Links to lists of mailing lists and discussion groups.

Faculty Job Mart

Job listings for faculty for colleges of optometry from ASCO.

Optcom JobSite

By Walt Mayo, OD from Southern Council of Optometrists. A job site for providers as well as job seekers.

Vision Science Library Catalogs

Links to the online public catalogs of many of the optometry and ophthalmology libraries participating in the Association of Vision Science

MedWeb

"MedWeb, is a catalog of health related web sites, maintained by the Emory Health Sciences Center Library." This includes a selection of links to Ophthalmology and Optometry resources.

Eye Care Statistics

"Various Eye Care Statistics, compiled by members of the Association of Vision Science Librarians, i.e. Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Blindness in the U.S., Cataracts, etc."

Cataract Information

from the National Eye Institute.

Center for Macular Degeneration

at the University of Iowa.

Medlineplus.

Information on hundreds of diseases, conditions, and wellness issues from the National Library of Medicine.

National Ass'n for Visually Handicapped

has a Low Vision Aids online store.