Resource List: Vision Problems

American Council of the Blind
Web site: http://www.acb.org
Phone: 1-800-424-8666
Address: 1155 15th Street NW, Suite 1004, Washington, DC 20005
Membership-based organization of blind and visually impaired people seeking to improve living conditions of all blind and visually impaired people

American Foundation for the Blind
Web site: http://www.afb.org
Phone: 1-800-232-5463
Address: 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300, New York, NY 10001
Educational materials, referrals to local agencies for help and services

Foundation Fighting Blindness
Web site: http://www.blindness.org
Phone: 800-683-5555 (TDD: 800-683-5551)
Address: 11435 Cronhill Drive, Owings Mills, MD 21117-2220
Information about macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, Usher Syndrome and other retinal degenerative diseases.

Glaucoma Foundation
Web site: http://www.glaucomafoundation.org
Phone: 1-800-826-6693
Address: 80 Maiden Lane, Suite 1206, New York, NY 10038
Educational materials, information specialists

Glaucoma Research Foundation
Web site: http://www.glaucoma.org
Phone: 1-800-826-6693
Address: 251 Post Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94108
Dedicated to protecting the sight of people who have glaucoma through research and education. Coordinates the Glaucoma Support Network, a national, telephone-based peer support network for glaucoma patients and their families.

National Eye Institute
Web site: http://www.nei.nih.gov
Phone: 1-301-496-5248
Address: 2020 Vision Place, Bethesda, MD 20892-3655
Information on causes, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of eye disorders; answers to questions on diseases and procedures; free brochures

Prevent Blindness America
Web site: http://www.preventblindness.org
Phone: 1-800-331-2020
Address: 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60606
Public and professional education, community and patient services programs and research