Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Alliance International
What you will find: provides comprehensive information on the prevention, detection, treatment, and rehabilitation of macular degeneration.
AIDS Info
What you will find: offers information on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and research. Topics include a drug database, clinical trials, and vaccine research.
All About Vision
http://www.allaboutvision.com/
What you will find: a comprehensive site that covers everything from eye diseases to LASIK surgery to contact lenses to eyeglasses to nutrition and vision.
Anatomy, Physiology & Pathology of the Human Eye
http://www.tedmontgomery.com/the_eye/index.html
What you will find: provides images and description of the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the human eye.
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
http://www.bpei.med.miami.edu/site/default.asp
What you will find: a local ophthalmic care center that provides information on the anatomy of the eye, diseases of the eye, and on LASIK surgery.
Career Guidance Resources on the Internet
http://www.mdc.edu/medical/library/teaching.asp#career
What you will find: provides links to the websites for Occupational Outlook Handbook, Florida Health Careers, Choices Planner and other related sites.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
What you will find: provides up-to-date information on many aspects of health care, including diseases and conditions, vaccines and immunizations, and emergency preparedness and response. It also includes a section with health statistics.
Florida Department of Health: Optometry Board Overview
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/MQA/optometry/op_home.html
What you will find: provides licensure requirements, examination schedules and applications, and laws and rules related to optometry.
The Glaucoma Foundation
http://www.glaucomafoundation.org/
What you will find: provides comprehensive information about glaucoma, including the diagnosis and treatment options.
Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body
What you will find: features 1,247 vibrant engravings—many in color—from the classic 1918 publication.
Health Resources and Services Administration's HIPAA Web Site
What you will find: links to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance procedures.
Healthy People 2010
What you will find: a statement of national health objectives designed to identify the most significant preventable threats to health and to establish national goals to reduce these threats.
Healthy Vision 2010
http://www.healthyvision2010.org
What you will find: the chapter from Health People 2010 that focuses on vision.
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
What you will find: the United State's predominant standards-setting and accrediting body for health care organizations and programs.
LASIK Eye Surgery: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
http://www.fda.gov/CDRH/LASIK/
What you will find: describes LASIK surgery in detail, including the risks, what to expect before, during and after surgery, and FDA-approved lasers.
MedlinePlus
What you will find: includes a Medical Encyclopedia, Medical Dictionary, Interactive Tutorials on common procedures and conditions, including one on cataracts, one on macular degeneration, one on diabetes - eye complications, one on glaucoma, and one on LASIK.
MERCKSource Resource Library
What you will find: includes A.D.A.M. Health Illustrated Encyclopedia, Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, Merck Manuals, and the PDR Family Guide to Over-the-Counter Drugs.
National Eye Institute
What you will find: a comprehensive site that includes information on eye diseases and disorders, vision eye care resources, clinical research studies, research funding, jobs, training & careers, statistical information, and educational photos, images and videos.
Occupational Health and Safety Administration
What you will find: provides health standards, regulations, and inspections to prevent workplace injuries, illnesses and deaths.
Student Success Center (SSC), Medical Campus, Miami Dade College
http://www.mdc.edu/medical/lr/casa/default.asp
What you will find: provides a listing of computer based tutoring programs accessible from computers in the Medical Campus Library and in SSC. SSC also offers online and face-to-face tutoring services. For more information on any of these services or programs, contact SSC at (305) 237-4499.
Vision Connection
http://www.visionconnection.com
What you will find: provides comprehensive information on vision impairment, its prevention and vision rehabilitation.
Vision 2020
What you will find:
provides resources
and information to achieve its goal of eliminating avoidable blindness by the
year 2020.