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Topic: Refractive Errors


Anatomy/Physiology

- Diagram of the Eye - National Eye Institute

Children

- Your Child's Vision - Nemours Foundation
- Glasses and Contact Lenses - Nemours Foundation
- Eye Tests For Children - Prevent Blindness America
- Ethnic Background Affects a Child's Risk of C - Nemours Foundation
- Children's Eye Problems - Prevent Blindness America

Clinical Trials

- ClinicalTrials.gov: Refractive Errors - National Institutes of Health
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Myopia - National Institutes of Health
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Hyperopia - National Institutes of Health

Dictionaries/Glossaries

- Cataract and Refractive Eye Care Glossary - American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Directories

- Find an Optometrist - Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry
- Find an Eye M.D. - American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Financial Aid for Eye Care - National Eye Institute
- Eye Health Organizations Database - National Eye Institute

National Institutes of Health

- Cornea and Corneal Disease - National Eye Institute

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 -

Overviews

- Refractive Errors - American Academy of Ophthalmology

Pictures/Diagrams

- Eye Examinations - National Eye Institute
- Eye Disease Simulations - National Eye Institute

Prevention/Screening

- Near Vision Test For Adults - Prevent Blindness America
- How Often to Have an Eye Exam - American Academy of Ophthalmology

Related Issues

- Distance Vision Test For Adults - Prevent Blindness America
- 20/20 Vision - American Optometric Association

Research

- Statement on the Use of Progressive Addition Lense - National Eye Institute

Specific Conditions

- Astigmatism - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Eye Coordination Problems - American Optometric Association
- Selecting a Refractive Eye Surgeon - LASIK Institute
- Nearsightedness - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Myopia - American Optometric Association
- Keratoconus - American Optometric Association
- Hyperopia (Farsightedness) - American Optometric Association

Treatment

- Refractive Eye Surgery: Throw Away Those Contact L - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Learning about Phakic Intraocular Lenses - Food and Drug Administration
- Corneal Modifications - American Optometric Association
- Other Refractive Surgeries - LASIK Institute

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