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    Get Your Vision Checked: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
    If you are age 65 or older, have your eyes checked every 1�years. People with diabetes should have their eyes checked more often.... Details >
    National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Adult Vision Screening   External Links Disclaimer Logo
    Half of all blindness can be prevented. A vision screening does not replace an eye doctor's exam, but it can help identify people who are at risk for eye disease.... Details >
    Prevent Blindness America
    EyeCare America  External Links Disclaimer Logo
    EyeCare America is a public service program of the Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Their mission is to preserve sight by raising awareness about eye disease and providing access t... Details >
    American Academy of Ophthalmology
    InfantSEE™ Program  External Links Disclaimer Logo
    InfantSEE� is a public health program designed to ensure that eye and vision care becomes an integral part of infant wellness care to improve a child's quality of life. Under this program, which will ... Details >
    American Optometric Association
    Low Vision Aids  External Links Disclaimer Logo
    This page provides information about low vision aids, including magnifiers, reading machines with voice output, and absorptive lenses. The page also suggests if you are losing sight some simple things... Details >
    Macular Degeneration Partnership
    Prevent Blindness America: Affiliates and Divisions  External Links Disclaimer Logo
    Prevent Blindness America (PBA) is a volunteer eye health and safety organization offering a wide variety of community services and information. PBA affiliates offer vision screening, volunteer opport... Details >
    Prevent Blindness America
    Vision-Related Terms--Selected Online Sources
    This page links to online sources of vision-related terms. Sources include the MEDLINEPlus-Online Dictionary, Eye Terminology Glossary, and Glossary of Ocular Terms. ... Details >
    National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health
    What's On Your Plate May Help Save Your Sight  External Links Disclaimer Logo
    Specific foods and nutrients are proving to be some of the best defenses against vision-zapping eye disorders. This brochure provides information on how your diet and lifestyle can help preserve your ... Details >
    Alliance for Aging Research
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    National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health
    American Optometric AssociationExternal Links Disclaimer Logo
    Prevent Blindness AmericaExternal Links Disclaimer Logo
    Sight and Hearing AssociationExternal Links Disclaimer Logo

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