Vision Problems: Living With Poor Eyesight: Where To Get More Information

Vision Problems: Living With Poor Eyesight
Introduction
What do I do first?
Why is it important to be able to adapt to my vision?
How can I adapt to my poor eyesight?
Where to get more information
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Now that you have read this information, you are ready to find ways to enhance your eyesight so that you can continue to care for yourself.

Talk with your eye specialist

If you have questions about this information, take it with you when you visit your eye specialist. You may want to mark areas or make notes in the margins of the pages where you have questions.

If you need help finding vision aids, talk with your eye specialist about having a low-vision evaluation by a low-vision specialist. A low-vision specialist can help you determine which aids will enhance your remaining vision.

If you would like more information about low-vision enhancements, the following resources are available:

Organizations

Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive
Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone:	1-800-331-2020
E-mail:	info@preventblindness.org
Web Address:	www.preventblindness.org

Prevent Blindness America assists the visually impaired and provides consumer information on vision problems and vision aids. Many states have local affiliates.

National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health
Information Office
31 Center Drive MSC 2510
Bethesda, MD 20892-2510
Phone:	(301) 496-5248
E-mail:	2020@nei.nih.gov
Web Address:	www.nei.nih.gov

As part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the National Eye Institute provides information on eye diseases and vision research. Publications are available to the public at no charge. The Web site includes links to various information resources.

American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza
Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
Phone:	1-800-AFB-LINE (1-800-232-5463) (212) 502-7600
Fax:	(212) 502-7777
E-mail:	afbinfo@afb.net
Web Address:	www.afb.org

The American Foundation for the Blind is dedicated to addressing the critical issues of literacy, independent living, employment, and access through technology for the 10 million Americans who are blind or visually impaired.

Lighthouse International
111 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022-1202
Phone:	(212) 821-9200 1-800-829-0500
Fax:	(212) 821-9707
TDD:	(212) 821-9713 (TTY)
Web Address:	www.lighthouse.org

Lighthouse International is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping people of all ages to overcome vision impairment through vision rehabilitation services, education, research, and advocacy.

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Last updated:	April 13, 2007
Author:	Monica Rhodes
Reviewed By:	Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine, Steven T. Charles, MD - Ophthalmology
Editors:	Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC

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