Description: This chain of practices has created a
Web site that serves as a primer for patients interested in laser vision
correction. Contact: Webmaster
Description: An assortment of eye information for
both the lay person and the professional. Also includes "Ask Dr.
Dave," a Q&A feature. Contact: Dave
Edmiston, MD
Description: Total vision care center located in
the Dallas, Texas metroplex. Treating ADD, dyslexia, vision learning problems,
color blindness correction, contact lenses and vision rehabilitationfor
brain injury due to motor vehicle accidents and strokes. Contact: Dr. Elliot
Stendig, O.D.
Description: Facts about glaucoma for both the patient
and the professional. Includes a FAQ list, information on medications,
and clinical trials. Contact: Robert Ritch,
MD
Description: An eyecare information page presented
in both English and Chinese.
Also includes links to eye care institutions in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Contact: Patrick
H.C. Liu
Description: "Founded in 1820, the New York Eye
and Ear Infirmary is the oldest specialty hospital in the Western Hemisphere.
It has become an internationally renowned institution for treating patients
of all ages who suffer from diseases of the eyes, ears, nose and throat.
The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary offers clinical services in the areas
of ophthalmology, otolaryngology, and plastic surgery, as well as being
a leading research and educational institute in our areas of expertise." Contact: Robert Ritch,
MD or Jeffrey M. Liebmann, MD
Description: Contains a variety of information for
both eye care professionals and patients, including image files, a case
study, and a test screen for visual acuity. Contact: Pandelis A.
Papadopoulos, MD
Description: The Optometric Computing page provides
information on a range of OC projects: multimedia publications (including
the Southern Journal
of Optometry) and CME, consulting services, PC seminars, and
software. The downloadable "Digital Grand Rounds" is one of
the most entertaining and educational eye care-related activities on the
Internet. A recent addition is a collection of topography
cases, additions to which are welcome. Contact:Walt Mayo,
OD
Description: An information resource devoted to photorefractive
keratectomy, which also incidentally happens to be the home page for Griffin
& Reed Eye Care (a great example of solid webservice and soft-sell
promotion). The site particularly emphasizes transepithelial, multipass,
multizone PRK. Contact: J. Robert
Griffin, MD
Description: Detailed, patient-focused pages on automated
lamellar keratoplasty, laser vision correction and radial keratotomy. Contact: Gary M. Kawesch, MD (1-800-RK-FOR-ME)
Description: A project of Dr Brett Foxman, a retina/vitreous
surgeon in Southern New Jersey, this site is intended "to promote
the exchange of ideas and information regarding the retina and vitreous."
It is soliciting contributions from visitors for case discussions, study
collaborations, product reviews, announcements, and reimbursement tips. Contact:Dr Brett
Foxman
Description: Sankara Nethralaya is the leading Ophthalmic
Hospital in India with standars of medical care and ophthalmic research
on par with the western world. It is a charitable instititute running
post graduate programmes and also has a school of optometry. Contact:Mohan Sundaram
Description: Created by EyeMAC
Development, this large link list contains, among other things, a
comprehensive list of optometry/ophthalmology schools.. Contact:Webmaster
Description: Home page for a Florida practice group.
Includes schedule of their cable-TV program and general information pages
on ocular diseases. Contact: Paul Schacknow,
MD, PhD
