The National Eye
Institute (NEI) part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH),
supports research on eye disease and the visual system. NEI can send
you free brochures on eye disorders.
Write to the NEI at:
2020 Vision
Place, Bethesda, MD 20892-3655
or call 301-496-5248.
The American Foundation
for the Blind can send a list of their free publications on
vision.
Contact the Foundation at:
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York,
NY 10001
or call 1-800-232-5463.
The American Optometric
Association provides free information to the public about vision
and eye care.
Contact the Association at:
243 North Lindbergh
Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63141
or call 314-991-4100.
The Lighthouse National
Center for Vision and Aging serves as a national clearinghouse
for information on vision and aging.
Contact the Center at:
11 East
59th Street
New York, NY 10022
or call 1-800-334-5497.
The National Association
for the Visually Handicapped is a voluntary health agency that
works with people who can partially see.
Contact the Association at:
22 West 21st Street
New York, NY 10010
or call
212-889-3141.
The National Eye Care
Project of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) has a
helpline number to refer callers to local ophthalmologists who will
volunteer to provide needed medical care. This public service program
brings eye care and information to disadvantaged older people
Contact the AAO at:
P.O. Box 6988, San Francisco, CA 94120-6988; or
call 1-800-222-EYES.
The National Library
Service for the Blind and Visually Handicapped provides free
library services to people with vision problems and offers braille
and large-print materials, recorded books, and other periodicals.
Contact the Service at:
1291 Taylor Street, NW
Washington, DC 20542
or call 1-800-424-8567.
The National Society to
Prevent Blindness has several free pamphlets on specific diseases
affecting the eyes. They also have Home Eye Test for Adults,
which is available for $1.25 (to cover the cost of postage and
handling).
Contact the Society at:
500 East Remington Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173-5611
or call 1-800-331-2020.
The Vision Foundation
publishes the Vision Resource List, which includes information
on special products and service for people with visual impairments.
Contact the Foundation at:
818 Mt. Auburn Street
Watertown, MA 02172
or call 617-926-4232.
The National Institute on
Aging (NIA), part of the NIH, distributes Age Pages and
other materials on a wide range of topics related to health and
aging.
For a list of free publications contact NIA's Information
Center at:
P.O. Box 8057
Gaithersburg, MD 20898-8057
or call
800-222-2225, or 800-222-4225 (TTY).
Adapted
from the National Institute on Aging
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
Public Health Service
National Institutes of Health
