Optometry Internet Links
Associations | Dictionaries/Directories | Discussion Lists | Employment | Gov't. Sites/Statistics | Libraries/Metasites | Patient Information
| Associations |
American Academy of Optometry (AAO)
American Optometric Association (AOA)
American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)
American Society of Ophthalmic Administrators (ASOA)
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO)
Association of Vision Science Libraries (AVSL)
| Dictionaries/Directories |
Eye Resources on the Internet
An alphabetical list compiled by Trish Duffel from The C. S. O’Brien Library, University of Iowa.
Hardin MD
Meta directory
from Hardin Library, University of Iowa
MedMark health and medicine directory
Vision Science
Web links categorized by "Community, Career, Resources, and Communication".
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.
| Discussion Lists |
Discussion Groups from the Low Vision Gateway
Optcomlist
The Optcomlist is the oldest and most respected online discussion group for Optometrists.
| Employment |
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.
| Government Sites/Statistics |
Clinical Trials Supported by the National Eye Institute
Eye Care Statistics
Compiled by members of the Association of Vision Science Librarians. The site includes statistics on Diabetes and Vision, Macular Degeneration, World Blindness, and more.
Missouri State Board of Optometry
PubMed
Search engine from the National Library of Medicine that provides free access to Medline and PreMedline.
| Libraries/Metasites |
MedWeb
MedWeb is a catalog of health related web sites maintained by staff of the Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library at Emory University. This includes a selection of links to Ophthalmology and Optometry resources.
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.
| Patient Information |
The Carver Family 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.
Low Vision Aids
Online store from National Association for Visually Handicapped.