Patient Education Knowledgebase

Just as the examination of the eye can reveal a variety of medical problems involving other parts of the body, many medical problems can affect the visual system itself. While there are entire textbooks devoted to this subject, this page is devoted to selected medical problems and how they affect the eye and vision.
 

Patient Information

Symptoms of Vision Problems / AAP Common Vision and Eye Problems / AAP Correcting Your Vision With Glasses and Contacts / AAO Refractive Errors and Refractive Surgery / AAO Blepharitis / Paul Wiesner, M.D. Macular Degeneration / Paul Wiesner, M.D. Glaucoma Medications / Paul Wiesner, M.D. What Is UV Radiation? / AAO What You Should Know About AMD / AAO Important Facts About Glaucoma / AAO Lasik / AAO

Common Illnesses

Important Facts About Glaucoma / AAO Floaters & Flashes / AAO Eye Allergies and Allergic Conjunctivitis / Medem-ACAAI

Frequently Asked Questions

Macular Degeneration / AAO Glaucoma Q&A Archive: Part I / AAO Diabetic Eye Disease / AAO Diabetes EyeCare Program / AAO

Common Procedures

Refractive Errors and Refractive Surgery / AAO Cataract Surgery Techniques / AAO Laser Surgery in the Treatment of Glaucoma / AAO Surgery For Glaucoma / AAO Eyelid Surgery / ASPS

Preventing Eye Disease

News from the AAO: New Study Indicates Nutrition May Play Greater Role In Preventing Cataracts / AAO

Alternative or Complementary Medicine

Complementary Therapy Assessment: Antioxidant Supplements and Age-Related Macular Degeneration / AAO Complementary Therapy Assessment: Marijuana in the Treatment of Glaucoma / AAO Science based health, eye supplements / WebLink

Favorite Web Sites

Alpine Optical / WebLink American Academy of Ophthalmology / WebLink National Eye Institute / WebLink Prevent Blindness America / WebLink Lighthouse International / WebLink The Foundation Fighting Blindness / WebLink Research to Prevent Blindness (EXCELLENT FREE BROCHURES) / WebLink

Low Vision Web Sites

Eschenbach Low Vision Products / WebLink LS&S Low Vision Aids / WebLink Enhanced Vision Systems / WebLink

Glaucoma Web Sites

Glaucoma Research Foundation / WebLink International Glaucoma Association / WebLink

Macular Degeneration Web Sites

Macular Degeneration Foundation / WebLink

Patient Protection and Fraud Alerts

Quackwatch / WebLink National Council Against Health Fraud / WebLink American Council on Science and Health / WebLink Surgical Eyes (LASIK and REFRACTIVE SURGERY complications)) / WebLink