Recommended Web Sites

American Optometric Association - The Mission of the AOA is to influence the future of eye care by ensuring the welfare of the public and promoting the profession of optometry. Information on vision conditions, eye diseases, corneal modifications, and nutrition can all be located here. Some of the links are in PDF format and will require Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing.

eMedicine: Refractive Disorders - eMedicine is the largest and most current clinical knowledge base available to physicians and health professionals. A selection of technical articles on refractive disorders and their treatments can be accessed from this site.

KidsHealth for Parents: Your Child’s Vision - This site was created by the Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media and aims to provide the best children's health information on the Internet. The information found here is written specifically for parents.

LASIK Eye Surgery - The FDA provides this explanation of how laser eye surgery works.

MEDLINEplus: Refractive Errors - Developed by the National Library of Medicine, this consumer health site directs the user to selected online resources on many common diseases and conditions.

MEDLINEplus: Laser Eye Surgery - This list of links is also from the National Library of Medicine.

Refractive Eye Surgery - The MayoClinic has created this fact sheet on refractive eye surgery.

Vision Conditions - The American Optometric Association explains the various vision problems.