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Resource Directory
Are you looking for information on eye care services in Alabama? Do you have a question about eye disease? We are in the process of compiling an up-to-date resource guide that will be posted soon. Look back here for information on:
FIND AN EYE DOCTOR Find an Ophthalmologist - Alabama Academy of Ophthalmology Find an Optometrist - Alabama Optometric Association Eye Emergencies - Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital at the corner of University Blvd. and 18th Street South in Birmingham, on the UAB campus PUBLICATIONS Eye Health Needs Assessment for Alabama - compiled 2000 by EyeSight Foundation of Alabama Alabama Vision Resources - compiled 2005 by EyeSight Foundation of Alabama Age-Related Macular Degeneration Project - UAB Department of Ophthalmology - has great resource list Directory of Services for Persons who are Blind or Have Low Vision - compiled by Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services and Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind Economic Impact of Vision Problems from Prevent Blindness America Resource Guide for People with Visual Impairments - compiled by Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services OASIS GLOSSARY OF EYE TERMS from the National Eye Institute ALABAMA VISION RESOURCES Age Related Macular Degeneration Project Alabama Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments Alabama Department of Education - Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services Alabama Eye Bank Alabama Eye Injury Registry Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind Alabama Lions Sight Conservation Association Alabama Public Library Service, Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Birmingham Museum of Art Accessibility for Vision Impaired Cahaba Valley Health Care - providing access to quality healthcare for the underserved, primarily Hispanic, communities in Jefferson and Shelby Counties. Callahan Eye Hospital - 24-hour eye emergency department Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham - Eyesight field of interest fund Community Services for Vision Rehabilitation - serving the Mobile and Fairhope region Impact Alabama: Focus First - screens children, ages six months to five years, in Head Starts and lower-income daycares for vision problems, and refer for subsidized follow-up care. Video story about Focus First Initiative KidOne Transport Lakeshore Foundation - services for youth and adults with vision impairments Liz Moore Low Vision Center - at St. Vincent's East McWane Science Center - Imax theatre has equipment for blind and visually impaired Mobile Association for the Blind Sight Savers America - a nonprofit that assists children with obtaining eye exams, glasses and other needed eye care from local eye care providers and clinics. Songs for Sight - Musical celebration to raise awareness and funds for the UAB Center for Low Vision Rehabilitation and to support research efforts for the Optic Nerve Imaging Center Southeastern Diabetes Education Services - includes diabetic eye care in its educational programs UAB Center for Low Vision Rehabilitation UAB Driving Assessment Clinic UAB School of Education - Certification Program for Teachers of the Blind and Visually Impaired UAB School of Health Professions - Graduate Certificate in Low Vision Rehabilitation for Occupational Therapists UAB School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology UAB School of Optometry United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Birmingham - providing eye health services for disabled through the Health and Wellness program Very Special Arts Alabama V.I.P. Visually Impaired People, Inc. WBHM Radio - Radio Reading Services for the Blind Workshops, Inc. NATIONAL RESOURCES American Academy of Ophthalmology American Diabetes Association American Foundation for the Blind American Foundation for the Blind: Senior Site American Optometric Association Department of Veterans Affairs - Blind Rehabilitation Services Foundation Fighting Blindness Helen Keller Foundation for Research and Education International Retinal Research Foundation National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairmnts (NAPVI) National Eye Institute Prevent Blindness America - has great resource list Research to Prevent Blindness United States Eye Injury Registry |