Ophthalmology: Websites

This is a list of many links to resources about eye diseases from the National Institutes of Health and the National Library of Medicine.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology is the largest national membership association of Eye M.D.s. Eye M.D.s are ophthalmologists, medical and osteopathic doctors who provide comprehensive eye care, including medical, surgical and optical care. More than 90 percent of practicing U.S. Eye M.D.s are Academy members, and the Academy has more than 7,000 international members.

"As part of the federal government's National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Eye Institute's mission is to 'conduct and support research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to blinding eye diseases, visual disorders, mechanisms of visual function, preservation of sight, and the special health problems and requirements of the blind.'" - From the mission statement of the National Eye Institute

From medlineplus.gov.

"American Academy of Ophthalmology reveals the passion that eye medical doctors have for serving their patients and working to ensure quality eye care today and into the future. To learn more about the Academy, visit http://www.aao.org, or for helpful information on eye diseases and eye health, go to http://www.geteyesmart.org." - From the YouTube Post by The American Academy of Ophthalmology

"In front of approximately 1000 other ophthalmologists, Uday Devgan MD from Devgan Eye Surgery in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, California performs a LIVE SURGERY demonstration at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting. This surgery features the very best in technologies and techniques to ensure the best possible vision and outcomes for the patient. This is the newer method of surgery using much smaller incisions (1.8mm which is less than 1/8th of an inch) for better results and a faster recovery." From the Youtube post by Uday Devgan

"This lecture covers basic eye anatomy. This is the first 6 minutes of the powerpoint, which can be viewed in its entirety at Ophthobook.com Here we discuss eyelid and external eye structures." - From the Youtube of Tim Root

"This is the first ten minutes of a lecture from OphthoBook.com
This lecture covers important questions you should ask your patient and goes over checking vision, pupils (APD) and checking pressure. These are the three "vital signs" of ophthalmology. The second lecture covers slit-lamp documentation." From the Youtube by Tim Root