Eye & Optical
 
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Blindness & Visually Impaired - Contact Lenses - Glaucoma - Ophthalmology - Opticians - Optometry - Retinoblastoma - Retinitis Pigmentosa -
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Achromatopsia Network  rare hereditary vision disorder

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Action for Blind People (ABP) - United Kingdom (UK)

bulletAfro-Asian Council of Ophthalmology (AACO)
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AMD Alliance International  age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

bulletAmerican Academy of Optometry (AAO)
bulletAmerican Academy of Optometry (British Chapter) - United Kingdom (UK)
bulletAmerican Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS)
bulletAmerican Association of Certified Orthoptists (AACO)
bulletAmerican Association of Ophthalmic Pathologists (AAOP)
bulletAmerican Blind Skiing Foundation (ABSF)
bulletAmerican Board of Ophthalmology (ABO)
bulletAmerican Board of Opticianry (ABO)
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American Council of the Blind (ACB)

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American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

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American Nystagmus Network (ANN) involuntary eye movement

bulletAmerican Optometric Association (AOA)
bulletAmerican Optometric Student Association (AOSA)
bulletAmerican Society of Ocularists (ASO) Artificial eyes
bulletAmerican Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS)
bulletAmerican Society of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses (ASORN)
bulletAmerican Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) - "The Vitreous Society"
bulletAmerican Uveitis Society (AUS)  inflammatory eye diseases
bulletApplied Vision Association (AVA)
bulletAR Lens Council of America Anti Reflective Lens Coatings
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Association for Macular Diseases (AMD)

bulletAssociation for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
bulletAssociation for Retinoplasty of Prematurity and Related Diseases (ROPARD)
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Association of Blind Citizens (ABC)

bulletAssociation of Blind Citizens of New Zealand (ABCNZ) - New Zealand (NZ)
bulletAssociation of Blind Piano Tuners (ABPT) - United Kingdom (UK)
bulletAssociation of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) - United Kingdom (UK)
bulletAssociation of Contact Lens Manufacturers (ACLM) - United Kingdom (UK)
bulletAssociation of Dispensing Opticians of New Zealand (ADONZ) - New Zealand (NZ)
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Association of Optometrists (AOP) - United Kingdom (UK)

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Association of Optometrists Ireland (AOI) - Ireland (IE)

bulletAssociation of Regulatory Boards of Optometry (ARBO)
bulletAssociation of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO)
bulletAssociation of Technical Personnel in Ophthalmology (ATPO)
bulletAssociation of Vision Science Librarians (AVSL)
bulletAustralasian College of Behavioural Optometrists (ACBO)
bulletBiOptic Driving Network (BDN)
bulletBlind Information Technology Specialist (BITS)
bulletBlind Sailing New Zealand (BSNZ) - New Zealand (NZ)
bulletBlind Sport New Zealand (BSNZ) - New Zealand (NZ)
bulletBlinded Veterans Association (BVA)
bulletBraille Institute of America 1-800-BRAILLE (272-4553)
bulletBritish Association of Behavioural Optometrists (BABO) - United Kingdom (UK)
bulletBritish Association of Retinal Screeners (BARS) - United Kingdom (UK)
bulletBritish Computer Association of the Blind (BCAB) - United Kingdom (UK)
bulletBritish Contact Lens Association (BCLA) - United Kingdom (UK)
bulletBritish Ophthalmic Photographic Association (BOPA) - United Kingdom (UK)
bulletBritish Retinitis Pigmentosa Society (BRPS) - United Kingdom (UK)
bulletBritish Wireless for the Blind Fund (BWBF) - United Kingdom (UK)
bulletCanadian Association of Optometrists (CAO) - Canada (CA)
bulletCanadian Braille Authority (CBA) - Blind & Visually Impaired - Canada (CA)
bulletCanadian Council of the Blind (CCB) - Canada (CA)
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Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind (CGDB) - Canada (CA)

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Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) - Canada (CA)

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Canadian Ophthalmological Society (COS) - Canada (CA)

bulletCenter for Keratoconus
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Center for the Partially Sighted (CPS)

bulletChildren's Glaucoma Foundation (CGF)
bulletCollege of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD)
bulletCollege of Syntonic Optomertry (COS)
bulletCombat Blindness Foundation (CBF)
bulletCommission on Opticianry Accreditation (COA)
bulletContact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists (CLAO)
bulletContact Lens Council (CLC)
bulletContact Lens Manufacturers Association (CLMA)
bulletContact Lens Society of America (CLSA)
bulletCornea Research Foundation of America
bulletCouncil for Refractive Surgery Quality Assurance (CRSQA)
bulletCouncil of Citizens with Low Vision International (CCLVI)
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Council of Schools for the Blind (COSB)

bulletDeafblind Association, The - Australia (AU)
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Deafblind International (DbI)

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DeafBlind New Zealand (DNZ) - New Zealand (NZ)

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Deafblind Scotland (DS) - Scotland (UK)

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Deafblind UK - United Kingdom (UK)

bulletDiabetic Retinopathy Foundation (DRF)
bulletDiscovery Fund for Eye Research (DFER)
bulletEuropean Association for Vision and Eye Research (EVER)
bulletEuropean Council of Optometry and Optics (ECOO)
bulletEuropean Eye Bank Association (EEBA)
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European Federation of the Contact Lens Industry (EFCLIN)

bulletEuropean Glaucoma Society (EGS)
bulletEuropean Paediatric Ophthalmological Society (EPOS)
bulletEuropean Retina, Macula and Vitreous Society (EURETINA)
bulletEuropean Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS)
bulletEuropean Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ESOPRS)
bulletEye Bank Association of America (EBAA)
bulletEye Bank Association of India (EBAI) - India (IN)
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Eye Dog Foundation for the Blind (EDFB)

bulletEyeCare Foundation, The
bulletFederation of Ophthalmic and Dispensing Opticians (FODO) - United Kingdom (UK)
bulletFight for Sight, Inc.
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Fighting Blindness (FB) - Ireland (IE)

bulletFoundation Fighting Blindness, The  (FFB)
bulletFoundation for the Junior Blind (FJB)
bulletGeneral Optical Council (GOC) - United Kingdom (UK)  Regulatory body
bulletGlaucoma Research Foundation (GRF)
bulletGL Foundation, The - {Pediatric Glaucoma} - Miami, Florida
bulletGuide Dog Foundation for the Blind (GDFB)
bulletGuide Dog Users Inc. (GDUI)
bulletGuide Dogs for the Blind
bulletGuide Dogs for the Blind Association (GDBA) - United Kingdom (UK)
bulletGuide Dogs of America
bulletGuide Horse Foundation  for the blind using miniature horses
bulletHomai National School for the Blind and Vision Impaired (HNSBVI) - New Zealand (NZ)
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Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind (IGDCB)- Israel (IL)

bulletInternational Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB)
bulletInternational Association of Contact Lens Educators (IACLE)
bulletInternational Blind Sports Federation (IBSA)
bulletInternational Colour Vision Society (ICVS)
bulletInternational Council of Ophthalmology (ICO)
bulletInternational Eye Foundation (IEF)
bulletInternational Federation of Guide Dog Schools for the Blind (IFGDSB)
bulletInternational Glaucoma Association (IGA)
bulletInternational Ocular Inflammation Society  (IOIS)
bulletInternational Ocular Surface Society (IOSS)
bulletInternational Refractive Surgery Club (IRSC)
bulletInternational Retinal Research Foundation (IRRF)
bulletInternational Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision (ISCEV)
bulletInternational Society for Contact Lens Research (ISCLR)
bulletInternational Society for Eye Research (ISER)
bulletInternational Society for Genetic Eye Diseases (ISGED)
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International Society for Orbital Disorders (ISOD)

bulletInternational Society of Geographical and Epidemiological Ophthalmology (ISGEO)
bulletInternational Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS)
bulletJoint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO)
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Lighthouse International vision impairment and vision rehabilitation.

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Macular Degeneration Foundation (MDF)

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Macular Degeneration Partnership (MDP)

bulletNational Academy of Opticianry (NAO)
bulletNational Accreditation Council for Agencies Serving People with Blindness or Visual Impairment (NAC)
bulletNational Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (NAEVR)
bulletNational Association for Visually Handicapped (NAVH)
bulletNational Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments (NAPVI)
bulletNational Beep Baseball Association (NBBA) - Blind & Visually Impaired
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National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO)

bulletNational Braille Press (NBP) - Blind & Visually Impaired
bulletNational Contact Lens Examiners (NCLE)
bulletNational Examining Board of Ocularists (NEBO) Artificial eyes
bulletNational Eye Institute (NEI)  of the National Institutes of Health
bulletNational Federation of Families with Visually Impaired Children (LOOK) - United Kingdom (UK)
bulletNational Federation of Opticianry Schools (NFOS)
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National Federation of the Blind (NFB)

bulletNational Industries for the Blind (NIB)
bulletNational Institute of Ophthalmology (NIO) - India (IN)
bulletNational Keratoconus Foundation (NKCF) Eye-Optical
bulletNational Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS)
bulletNeuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association (NORA)
bulletNew England Ophthalmological Society (NEOS)
bulletNorth American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS)
bulletOperation Eyesight Universal (OEU) Canadian-International
bulletOphthalmic Photographers' Society (OPS)
bulletOptical Laboratories Association (OLA)
bulletOpticians Association of America (OAA)
bulletOpticians Association of Canada (OAC)
bulletOptometric Extension Program Foundation (OEP)
bulletOptometrists Association Australia (OAA)
bulletORBIS "saving sight worldwide"
bulletOrthoptic Association of Australia (OAA) - Australia (AU)
bulletPan American Association of Ophthalmology (PAAO)
bulletParents of Visually Impaired New Zealand (PVINZ) - New Zealand (NZ)
bulletPediatric Glaucoma & Cataract Family Association (PGCFA)
bulletPediatric Keratoplasty Association (PKA)
bulletPolycarbonate Lens Council Eyeglasses
bulletRecording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D)
bulletResearch to Prevent Blindness (RPB)
bulletRetina Australia - Australia (AU)
bulletRetina Association of New Zealand (RNZ) - New Zealand (NZ)
bulletRetina International (RI)
bulletRetinoblastoma International (RI) - Childhood eye cancer
bulletRetinoblastoma Society (RS) - Childhood eye cancer - United Kingdom (UK)
bulletRoyal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC) - Australia (AU)
bulletRoyal National College for the Blind (RNCB) - United Kingdom (UK)
bulletRoyal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) - United Kingdom (UK)
bulletRoyal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind (RNZFB) - New Zealand (NZ)
bulletSankara Eye Foundation (SEF) - India (IN)
bulletScottish Blind Golf Society (SBGS) - Scotland (UK)
bulletSense - Deafblind - United Kingdom (UK)
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Sense International (SI) - Deafblind

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Sense Scotland (SS) - Deafblind - Scotland (UK)

bulletSight Savers International (SSI)
bulletSpecific Eye Conditions (SPECS) - Patient support - United Kingdom (UK)
bulletSurgical Eyes founded by patients with longer-term complications from refractive surgery
bulletTalking Newspaper Association of the UK (TNAUK) - United Kingdom (UK)
bulletTissue Banks International (TBI)
bulletUnited States Eye Injury Registry (USEIR)
bulletVision 2020 Australia - Australia (AU)
bulletVision Australia Foundation (VAF) - Australia (AU)
bulletVision Council of America (VCA)
bulletVision of Children - Childhood hereditary blindness
bulletVision World Wide (VWW)
bulletVolunteer Optometric Services to Humanity (VOSH)

Regional

bulletMiddle Atlantic Blind Golf Association (MABGA)
bulletNorthwest Association for Blind Athletes (NWABA)

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bulletBombay Ophthalmologists' Association (BOA) - Mumbai, India (IN)

Alabama

bulletAlabama Academy of Ophthalmology (ALAO)
bulletAlabama Council of the Blind (ACB)
bulletAlabama Industries for the Blind (AIB)
bulletAlabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB)
bulletAlabama Lions Sight Conservation Association (ALSCA)
bulletNational Federation of the Blind of Alabama
bulletSight Savers of Alabama provide eye care to needy children in Alabama

Alaska

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Alaska Board of Dispensing Opticians

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Alaska Board of Examiners in Optometry

bulletAlaska Optometric Physicians Association (AKOPA)

Alberta, Canada (CA)

bulletAlberta Opticians Association (AOA) Canada

Arizona

bulletArizona Council of the Blind (ACB)
bulletArizona Ophthalmological Society (AOS)
bulletArizona Optometric Association (AzOA)
bulletArizona Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (ASDB)
bulletFoundation for Blind Children (FBC) - Phoenix, Arizona
bulletNational Federation of the Blind (NFB) of Arizona
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Prevent Blindness Arizona (PBA)

bulletSouthern Arizona Association for the Visually Impaired (SAAVI)

Arkansas

bulletArkansas Ophthalmological Society (AOS)
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Arkansas School for the Blind (ASB)

bulletNational Federation of the Blind (NFB) of Arkansas

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

bulletGuide Dog Association of New South Wales and A.C.T.
bulletRoyal Blind Society (RBS)

 

British Columbia, Canada (CA)

bulletBritish Columbia Association of Optometrists (BCAO) Canada
bulletBritish Columbia Guide Dog Services (BCGDS)

California

bulletCalifornia Academy of Ophthalmology (CAO)
bulletCalifornia Association of Blind Students (CABS)
bulletCalifornia Association of Orientation and Mobility Specialists (CAOMS) - Blind & Visually Impaired
bulletCalifornia Optometric Association (COA)
bulletCalifornia Council of the Blind (CCB)
bullet California School for the Blind (CSB)
bulletParents & Friends Association of the California School for the Blind (PFA-CSB)
bulletNational Federation of the Blind (NFB) of California
bulletNational Federation of the Blind (NFB) of North San Diego County
bulletParents & Friends Association of the California School for the Blind (PFA-CSB)
bulletPrevent Blindness Northern California (PBNC)

Colorado

bulletColorado Optometric Association (COA)
bulletColorado School for the Deaf and the Blind (CSDB)
bulletColorado Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons (CSEPS)
bulletNational Federation of the Blind (NFB) of Colorado
bulletOpticians Association of Colorado (OAC)

Connecticut

bulletConnecticut Association of Optometrists (CAO)
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Connecticut Institute for the Blind (CIB) Oak Hill

bulletConnecticut Opticians Association (COA)
bulletNational Federation of the Blind of Connecticut (NFBC)
bulletPrevent Blindness Connecticut (PBC)

Delaware

bulletAssociation for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired - Pennsylvania-Delaware Chapter (Penn-Del AER)
bulletDelaware Association for the Blind (DAB)

Florida

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Central Florida Lions Eye & Tissue Bank

bulletCentral Florida Tissue and Eye Bank
bulletFlorida Council of the Blind (FCB)
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Florida Lions Eye Bank (FLEB)

bulletFlorida Optometric Association (FOA)
bulletFlorida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB)
bulletFlorida Society of Ophthalmology (FSO)
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Miami Ophthalmological Society (MOS) - Miami, Florida

bulletPalm Beach County Ophthalmology Society (PBCOS) - Palm Beach County, Florida
bulletMedical Eye Bank of Florida (MEBOF)
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Miami Ophthalmological Society (MOS) - Miami, Florida

bulletNational Federation of the Blind (NFB) of Florida
bulletNorth Florida Lions Eye Bank
bulletPalm Beach County Ophthalmology Society (PBCOS) - Palm Beach County, Florida
bulletPrevent Blindness Florida (PBF)
bulletProfessional Opticians of Florida (POF)

Georgia

bulletOpticians Association of Georgia (OAG)
bulletGeorgia Academy for the Blind (GAB)
bulletGeorgia Optometric Association (GOA)
bulletNational Federation of the Blind of Georgia (NFBGA)
bulletPrevent Blindness Georgia (PBG)

Hawaii

bulletHawaii Association of the Blind (HAB)
bulletHawaii Ophthalmological Society (HOS)

Idaho

bulletIdaho School for the Deaf and the Blind (ISDB)
bulletNational Federation of the Blind of Idaho (NFBI)

Illinois

bulletIllinois Association of Ophthalmology (IAO)
bulletIllinois Optometric Association (IOA)
bulletIllinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness
bulletNational Federation of the Blind of Illinois (NFBI)
bulletOpticians Association of Illinois (OAI)

Indiana

bulletIndiana Optometric Association (IOA)
bulletIndiana School for the Blind (ISB)
bulletPrevent Blindness Indiana (PBI)

Iowa

bulletIowa Academy of Ophthalmology (IAO)
bulletIowa Braille School (IBS) - Blind & Visually Impaired
bulletIowa Department for the Blind
bulletIowa Optometric Association (IOA)
bulletNational Federation of the Blind (NFB) of Iowa - Old Capitol Chapter
bulletPrevent Blindness Iowa (PBI)

Kansas

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