The following organizations are good resources for information on blindness:
- American Council for the Blind -- www.acb.org/
- American Foundation for the Blind -- www.afb.org/default.aspx
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- www.cdc.gov/visionhealth/vehss/data/studies/vision-impairment-and-blindness.html
- Foundation Fighting Blindness -- www.fightingblindness.org
- National Eye Institute -- www.nei.nih.gov
- National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped -- www.loc.gov/nls
- US National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus -- medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003040.htm
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Review Date 2/5/2023
Updated by: Jennifer K. Mannheim, ARNP, Medical Staff, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.
