National Federation of the Blind, leading force in the blindness field today, has 50, 000 members, 700 local chapters, 5-affiliates. Fosters self-respect and self-expression.

RFB&D celebrates our library which is the heart of our community and provides audio textbooks, literature and leisure reading and adult resource books for ...

Lighthouse International: a leading worldwide resource helps people overcome vision impairment through rehabilitation, education, research and advocacy. Non-profit organization offering consumer and professional products online.

VisionQuest to be held August 16-18, 2002 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, California Order tapes from the 2002 Symposium held in Philadelphia, June 1-5, 2002 The Eye Surgery Education Council (ESEC), under the auspices of ASCRS, has launched a new initiative to provide potential patients with balanced accurate information on the benefits and risks of LASIK surgery. Central to the ...

Founded in 1858, The American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. (APH) is the world's largest company devoted solely to creating products for people who are blind and visually impaired.

Blind Related Links contains extensive listings of Blind and VI related links on the internet. Includes organizations, commercial listings, adaptive equipment, braille and mobility, medical, government, etext, and employment.

Community Services for the Blind and Partially Sighted (CSBPS) works to restore, maintain and enhance the independence and well-being of people with impaired vision.

Baby Boomers and Eyes Over 40: Vision correction options for presbyopia, including reading glasses, bifocals, progressive lenses and multifocal contact lenses.

Subscribe to over 225 blindness-related emailing lists, and over 50 pan-disability and access-issues lists, directly from this comprehensive hypertext index. A LookSmart Editor's Choice.

Vision World Wide provides medical information and emotional encouragement to the vision impaired and their families, serves as a ...

Narrative Television Network, an Emmy Award-winning TV network and source of descriptive video for network and station broadcasters. Narrative Television Network makes television, movies, home videos, live theatre and other events accessible to our nation's 13 million blind and visually impaired people and their families, with 1200 broadcast and cable affiliates reaching over 35 million homes in ...

Myopia or nearsightedness is not inherited. It is caused by excessive close work such as reading. It can be prevented or improved without surgery such as PRK and LASIK.

A web portal designed to enhance vision impaired and print restricted access to the web.

Blindskills, a non-profit publisher, provides a quarterly magazine and comprehensive information on blindness and coping with vision loss.

Presbyopia is an aging eye condition that causes low vision. Find a refractive eye surgeon for your Presbyopia treatment.

Surgical Reversal of Presbyopia is an investigational procedure not yet performed in the United States for presbyopia. The Presby Corp. has just received FDA approval to begin preliminary testing ...

A guide to the causes, symptoms and treatment of myopia or nearsightedness.

A guide to the causes, symptoms and treatment of farsightedness or hyperopia.

RD instruments -- World leader in ADCP&#153 (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler) water current measurement. (profileur, unterwasser messgeraete, oceanographie, vitesse, ozeanografie) ...

Lesson 1: Refraction at a Boundary Boundary Behavior Refraction and Sight The Cause of Refraction Optical Density and Light Speed The Direction of Bending The Secret of the Archer Fish Lesson 2: The Mathematics of Refraction The Angle of Refraction Snell's Law Ray Tracing and Problem-Solving Determination of n Values Lesson 3: Total Internal Reflection Boundary Behavior Revisited Total Internal ...

Aspire Consultancy Mission statement To help visually impaired people to aspire to their full potential through theprovision of quality advice and training on appropriate specialist technology. Find out more about Aspire Consultancy What services does Aspire Consultancy offer Advice Aspire offers free independent advice on all aspects of access technology over the telephone on 01904 762788 ...

The Eye Information About Vision Loss and Blindness The Eye and its Parts 12 Signs of Vision Loss Myths About Vision Loss Eye Conditions and Disorders Education and Training - Rehabilitation Adaptive Technology Large Print Books, Books on Tape & Braille Low Vision and Blindness Related Products Adaptations Around The Home Organizations of and for the Blind Recreation When Meeting a Person With a ...

The Information Service of the Canadian Ophthalmological Society Myopia (near-sightedness) Myopia (near-sightedness), hyperopia (far-sightedness), and astigmatism (distorted vision) are what as know as refractive errors. For proper eyesight, the cornea (the clear window in front of the eye) and the lens (behind the pupil) must properly focus or refract light onto the retina (at the back of the ...

Lenny McHugh is a retired computer analyst whose blindness from Retinitis Pigmentosa has not impeded his success. Lenny entertains and educates us with his many inspiring and often humorous life stories. The site lists many resources for the blind with an emphasis on educational and accessibility issues.

Pittsburgh Vision Services is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to reduce limitations that may result from loss of vision.

Myopia - nearsightedness, shortsightedness: online education for the myopes, description and correction methods (contact lenses, glasses, PRK, LASIK)...