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The Lighthouse Handbook on Vision Impairment and Vision Rehabilitation
by Barbara Silverstone (Editor), Mary Ann Lang (Editor), Bruce P. Rosenthal
Oxford Univ Press; ISBN: 0195094891 This monumental, two-volume work presents -- for the first time -- a comprehensive, interdisciplinary guide to the scientific, clinical, social, educational and policy issues related to the full scope of vision impairment and vision rehabilitation.

• ALBINISM
• GLAUCOMA
• LAURENCE-MOON-BARDET-BIEDL SYNDROME
• MACULAR DEGENERATION
• STARGARDT'S DISEASE
• RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA
• SERPIGINOUS CHOROIDITIS
• USHER SYNDROME

ALBINISM

• Albinism at Kidshealth.org
• Facts about Albinism
• Albinism at heathAtoZ
• National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation (NOAH)
• Albinism World Alliance (AWA) is a network of albinism support groups in various countries.
• Web Sites with information related to Albinism (NOAH)
• Albinism From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Albinism Fellowship - UK
• The Golden Child
• Albinism in Popular Culture
• The Albinism Database is produced by the International Albinism Center at the University of Minnesota.
• MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Albinism
  

• Glaucoma at National Association for the Visually Handicapped website.
• The Glaucoma Foundation: The Foundation is an internationl not-for-profit organization dedicated to fighting glaucoma, the world's leading preventable cause of blindness.
• Glaucoma Research Foundation—funding innovative research to find a cure for glaucoma.
• Glaucoma: The Second-Leading Cause of Blindness in the U.S.
• MedlinePlus: Glaucoma
• National Glaucoma Research (NGR), a program of the American Health Assistance Foundation
• Glaucoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• The Glaucoma Associates of New York (GANY) was founded in 1983 to bring increased awareness into the diagnosis and treatment of this common blinding disease
• Glaucoma - MayoClinic.com
• Glaucoma - Eye Disease - St. Luke's Hospital
• Medem: Medical Library: Glaucoma
• Glaucoma Treatment: MayoClinic.com
• Amazon.com Books:
  • Coping With Glaucoma -- Edith Marks, et al; Paperback
  • Glaucoma : A Patient's Guide to the Disease -- Graham E. Trope; Paperback

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• Laurence Moon Bardet Biedl Society - UK
• Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl Association Home Page
• The Laurence Moon Bardet Biedl Syndrome-general information
• Special Child: Disorder Zone Archives - Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl ...
• Instructions For adding a family or individual to the
  Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl Syndrome Database
• Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl - University of Kansas Medical Center
• Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl Syndrome - Familyvillage
• Bardet-Biedl syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Yahoo discussion group dealing with Bardet-Biedl syndrome. Moderated for a worldwide audience by the LMBBS Association.

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• MD Support is an Internet resource, containing over 1,000 links, transcripts of group sessions with professionals in the field, a research library, a book store, and much more.
• Macular Degeneration Affects Central Vision
• Macular Degeneration Foundation is dedicated to educating people about macular degeneration: the various forms of the disease; the status of research into genetic and other causes; new developments in treatment and adaptive technology; and advice on how to cope with reduced or lost central vision.
  • The Foundation's newsletter, The Magnifier, is printed in extra large type and is free.
• Association for Macular Diseases, Inc.: a nationwide support group for individuals and their families endeavoring to adjust to the restrictions and changes brought about by macular disease.
• Macular degeneration factsheet. by The Schepens Eye Research Insitute
• Understanding age-related macular degeneration(RNIB)
• Judy's Jolts of Hope. Writings to help the newly diagnosed MD person cope more effectively as they pass through the traumas of this disease.

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STARGARDT'S DISEASE

• Stargardt's disease (also known as fundus flavimaculatus and Stargardt's macular dystrophy) is the most common form of inherited juvenile macular degeneration. Inherited as an autosomal recessive trait, it is a severe form of MD that begins in late childhood, leading to legal blindness. Stargardt's disease is symptomatically similar to age-related macular degeneration, and it affects approximately one in 10,000 children.
• Understanding Stargardt's Disease
• Stargardt's Disease - Eye Disorders - Your Vision - VisionConnection
• Stargardt's disease - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Stargardt's disease (also known as fundus flavimaculatus)
• AMDF: American Macular Degeneration Foundation - Stargardt's Disease
• Olympic swimmer Chris Renaud has accomplished a lot, in spite of his diagnosis with Stargardt's Disease
• Karl Bruno Stargardt (www.whonamedit.com)
  
  

• Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP): progressive loss of peripheral vision, usually beginning with night blindness in young adulthood
• Retinitis Pigmentosa (Medline Plus).
• John Wenberg's RP Links
• The British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society
• Understanding the Visual Problems of Retinitis Pigmentosa
• What is Retinitis Pigmentosa?
• Retinitis pigmentosa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Retinitis Pigmentosa, Treatment Options, UPMC
• Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP): Definition, Symptoms, and Treatment ...

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SERPIGINOUS CHOROIDITIS

• Serpiginous Choroiditis Andrea P. Da Mata, M.D.
• Serpiginous Choroiditis - Rare Disease Community
• Vitreous & Retina-Serpiginous Choroiditis
• A-Z Health Guide from WebMD
• Choroiditis, Serpiginous on Yahoo! Health
• eMedicine - White Dot Syndromes : Article by Asheesh Tewari, MD

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USHER SYNDROME

• What is Usher syndrome? Usher syndrome is the most common condition that involves both hearing and vision problems. A syndrome is a disease or disorder that has more than one feature or symptom. The major symptoms of Usher syndrome are hearing impairment and retinitis pigmentosa, an eye disorder that causes a person's vision to worsen over time. Some people with Usher syndrome also have balance problems. There are three general types of Usher syndrome. Although the syndrome was first described by Albrecht Von Graefe in 1858, it was named for Charles Usher, a British eye doctor, who believed that the condition was inherited or passed from parents to their children.
• Usher syndrome brochure - PDF document - Helen Keller National Center
• Usher Syndrome A Condition which affects Hearing and Sight by Mary Guest, Head of Usher Services at Sense.
• Blindness Resource Center - Deaf-Blind Page.

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