Alpha Omega Alpha is the only
national medical honors society in the world. Members are chosen on the
basis of outstanding academic and career achievement.
American Board of Medical Specialties
This site will help you find a Board Certified Ophthalmologist (or any other type of board certified physician) in your area. If you have a doctor in mind, his certification status can be verified using the Verification Service.
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ASCRS)
A good way to find an Ophthalmologist in your area. It is my opinion that members of ASCRS tend to be the best informed about the latest advances in cataract surgery. Most features on this site are only available to members of ASCRS.
Diving Medicine: Effects of Diving on the Eye
How long after cataract surgery is it safe to SCUBA dive? Find out the answer to this question and much more and this "in depth" site.
A few days after refractive surgery your doctor called you an anastigmat. Before you punch him in the nose, check out this web-site. Keratospeak is a glossary of terms relating to glasses, contacts, and refractive surgery.
Use Internet Grateful Med to search Medline, Toxline or one of the many other databases at the National Library of Medicine. An easy way to do a free on-line literature search
NOAH (New york Online Acess to Health)
WOW!!! A VERY comprehensive place to find information about the eye, in English and Spanish. If you have an unusual disease, you just might find some information about it listed here.
A very informative site. You can download several vision self-tests for adults and children.
There is a tremendous amount of fraud and quackery in the world, and this site does a great job of cataloging many forms of quackery. Check out the Eye-Related Quackery page.
Cool web site! Staar surgical is an innovative company that pioneered foldable lenses, and they are rapidly developing Implantable Contact Lenses (ICL) which, I believe, will ultimately become the refractive surgery procedure of choice, for nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. Check out "Patient Vision" for a good summary of recent advances in cataract surgery, and "ICL" for a bit of hype on implantable contacts.
Check here for brief blurbs about medications, including side-effects, drug interactions, and indications for use.
Visx makes the only excimer laser that is currently approved for the correction of nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. This site has a great section on Frequently Asked Questions about Laser Vision Correction.