 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
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
What you will find: provides images and description of the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the human eye.
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
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
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
What you will find: provides licensure requirements, examination schedules and applications, and laws and rules related to optometry.
The Glaucoma Foundation
What you will find: provides comprehensive information about glaucoma, including the diagnosis and treatment options.
Glossary of Eye Terminology
What you will find: More than 5,000 terms defined.
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 Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
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
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
What you will find: describes LASIK surgery in detail, including the risks, what to expect before, during and after surgery, and FDA-approved lasers.
Lighthouse International
What you will find: Provides resources for the visually impaired, simulators of major vision - impairing conditions, statistics and information on technology useful in overcoming the limits of visual impairment.
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 Safety and Health 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
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
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. |
