Glaucoma - Other Places To Get Help
Organizations
| American Optometric Association (AOA) | |
| 243 North Lindbergh Boulevard | |
| St. Louis, MO 63141-7881 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-365-2219 |
| Web Address: | www.aoanet.org |
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The American Optometric Association (AOA), which is a national organization of optometrists, can provide information on eye health and eye problems. |
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| EyeCare America | |
| P.O. Box 429098 | |
| San Francisco, CA 94142-9098 | |
| Phone: | 1-877-887-6327 toll-free |
| Fax: | (415) 561-8567 |
| Email: | pubserv@aao.org |
| Web Address: | www.eyecareamerica.org |
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EyeCare America is a public service program of the Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology that raises awareness about eye diseases and eye care. This site provides educational materials and information about how to get medical eye care. |
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| Glaucoma Foundation | |
| 80 Maiden Lane | |
| Suite 700 | |
| New York, NY 10038 | |
| Phone: | (212) 285-0080
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| Email: | info@glaucomafoundation.org |
| Web Address: | www.glaucomafoundation.org |
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The Glaucoma Foundation supports glaucoma research and provides public education about the disease. The Web site includes an online support group and promotes the importance of early detection to prevent blindness. |
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| Glaucoma Research Foundation | |
| 251 Post Street | |
| Suite 600 | |
| San Francisco, CA 94108 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-826-6693
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| Fax: | (415) 986-3763 |
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| Email: | question@glaucoma.org |
| Web Address: | www.glaucoma.org |
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The Glaucoma Research Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for glaucoma. Their website provides education about glaucoma and how to live with and treat the disease. |
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| 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 |
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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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| National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health | |
| Information Office | |
| 31 Center Drive MSC 2510 | |
| Bethesda, MD 20892-2510 | |
| Phone: | (301) 496-5248 |
| Email: | 2020@nei.nih.gov |
| Web Address: | www.nei.nih.gov |
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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. |
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| National Glaucoma Research (from American Health Assistance Foundation) | |
| 22512 Gateway Center Drive | |
| Clarksburg, MD 20871 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-437-2423
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| Fax: | (301) 948-4403 |
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| Email: | info@ahaf.org |
| Web Address: | www.ahaf.org/glaucoma |
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The American Health Assistance Foundation works to find cures, preventions and improved treatments for glaucoma. Their Web site provides information about glaucoma and how it is treated. |
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