other resources on amd

Below are links to other sources of information about AMD and about services for persons with AMD. 

Some of the web sites below are targeted at those who live in Alabama.  For information on services nationwide for persons with AMD, click on these links for the web sites of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Foundation for the Blind, or Lighthouse International.


Clinical Resources in Alabama
Federal Government Agencies
Professional Organizations
Private Agencies and Organizations
Other Resources in Alabama
Other Resources
Industry
Social Resources and Other Sites of Interest to Seniors


Clinical Resources in Alabama

Department of Ophthalmology, University of Alabama at Birmingham

UAB Center for Low Vision Rehabilitation

Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital

To find an Ophthalmologist in your area of Alabama, click here.

To find an Optometrist in your area of Alabama, click here
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Federal Government Agencies

National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health

National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health

Administration of Aging

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

Social Security Administration – Disability Programs

Department of Veterans Affairs – Blind Rehabilitation Service

Indian Health Service

 
Professional Organizations

American Academy of Ophthalmology

American Optometric Association

American Occupational Therapy Association

Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired

 
Private Agencies and Organizations

Macular Degeneration Support

Lighthouse International

Eye Care Foundation

Macular Degeneration Network

American Health Assistance Foundation

Macular Degeneration Foundation

AMD Alliance

Association for Macular Diseases

Macular Degeneration International

Macular Degeneration Partnership

Macula Vision Research Foundation

Foundation Fighting Blindness

Prevent Blindness America

Check Yearly, See Clearly.

American Council of the Blind

Infocus: Interprofessional Fostering of Ophthalmic Care for Underserved Sectors

VSA Arts National

National Alliance for Hispanic Health


Other Resources in Alabama

Alabama Lions Sight Conservation Association, Inc

Birmingham-Jefferson Transit Authority, Special Services

Alabama Department of Rehabilitative Services

Easter Seals Alabama

Workshops Inc.

United Way of Central Alabama

Alabama Department of Senior Services

Birmingham Museum of Art – Tours for Sight-Impaired Individuals

VSA Arts Alabama

Alabama Department of Senior Services

 
Other Resources

Financial Aid for Eye Care Resource List

US Government Sources List

Eye Health Organizations List

Low Vision Resources List

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), The Library of Congress

American Foundation for the Blind

The Center for the Partially Sighted, Santa Monica, CA

The Low Vision Gateway

Access for All

AgingEye.com

Assistive Media

Computer Center for Visually Impaired People

Vision Connection

Visual Rehabilitation Laboratory at Schepens Eye Research Institute Boston, MA


 
Industry

Novartis Ophthalmics

Iridex

Pfizer Ophthalmics

Merck

OSI Pharmaceuticals

Alcon

Genentech
 

Social Resources and Other Sites of Interest to Seniors

American Association of Retired Persons

Shepherd’s Centers of America

Gray Panthers

SeniorNet