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Website Resources
The following is an overview of websites with information on AMD. For your convenience we have included a brief summary of each resource.
- AMD Alliance International
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“The AMD Alliance International is a nonprofit coalition of the world’s leading vision and senior’s organizations working to raise awareness of age–related macular degeneration (AMD) and an understanding of available options for prevention, early detection, treatment, rehabilitation and support services”
- The Foundation Fighting Blindness
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“The urgent mission of The Foundation Fighting Blindness is to find the causes, treatments, preventions, and cures for retinitis pigmentosa (RP), macular degeneration, Usher syndrome and the entire spectrum of retinal degenerative diseases.”
- Lighthouse International
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“Hope when vision fails”
- Lucentis.com
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A comprehensive resource of the newest treatment for AMD, Lucentis.
- The Macula Foundation
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An online source of information and support for people with macular degeneration and other macular diseases.
- Macular Degeneration Foundation, Inc.
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“Dedicated to serving the interests of those affected by macular degeneration and related low vision conditions”
- Macular Degeneration International
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“The non–profit center operates full time with paid professional staff to serve persons and families with both juvenile and age–related forms of macular degeneration. MDI offers information and support as its primary goal, which is done through personal contact, telephone, correspondence, Internet, and a variety of seminars and national conferences.”
- National Association for Visually Handicapped
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“Working with millions of people worldwide coping with the difficulties of vision impairment”
- National Eye Institute
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“The National Eye Institute (NEI) was established by Congress in 1968 to protect and prolong the vision of the American people. As one of the Federal government’s National Institutes of Health (NIH), the NEI conducts and supports research that helps prevent and treat eye diseases and other disorders of vision. This research leads to sight-saving treatments, reduces visual impairment and blindness, and improves the quality of life for people of all ages. NEI–support research has advanced our knowledge of how the visual system functions in health and disease.”
- Visudyne.com
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A comprehensive resource on Visudyne therapy for AMD.
- The Vitreous Foundation
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The Vitreous Foundation is a charitable non–profit organization dedicated to preventing blindness.