IMPORTANT LINKS

American Foundation for the Blind AFB promotes technological access and provides people with important information and tools for those living with vision loss and their families.

National Federation of the Blind The NFB improves blind people’s lives through advocacy, education, research, technology, and programs encouraging independence and self-confidence.

American Council of the Blind ACB is the nation's leading membership organization of blind and visually impaired people and strives to improve their well-being.

VisionAWARE AWARE supports a self-help approach to vision rehab, providing useful adaptive techniques, and access to important information about resources and services.

The Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation Partners for Sight is a grant-making foundation whose mission is to increase the self-reliance of the blind and visually impaired.

National Eye Institute Part of the National Institutes of Health, the NEI was established to protect and prolong the vision of the American people, primarily by conducting research to prevent and treat eye diseases.

Lighthouse International The Lighthouse is one of the largest non-profit organizations dedicated to preserving vision and helping those with vision loss. They provide direct rehabilitation services.

Schepens Eye Research Institute Schepens fights blindness by developing new technologies, therapies and knowledge to retain and restore vision. Through a continuum of discovery, the Institute works toward a future in which blindness is prevented, alleviated, and, ultimately, cured.

ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT LINKS


ADVOCACY



MEDICAL HELP



LOW VISION AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICE



GUIDE DOGS



MACULAR DEGENERATION



GLAUCOMA



DIABETIC RETINOPATHY



RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA



RESEARCH