Resources

American Academy of Ophthalmology
P.O. Box 7424
San Francisco, CA 94120-7424
Phone: 415-561-8500
Fax: 415-561-8533
www.aao.org

American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-502-7600
Toll-free: 800-AFB-LINE (232-5463)
E-mail: afbinfo@afb.net
www.afb.org

American Optometric Association
243 North Lindbergh Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63141
Phone: 314-991-4100
Toll-free: 800-365-2219
www.aoa.org
Washington-area office
1505 Prince Street, Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone (toll-free): 800-365-2219
www.aoa.org

American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Eye Surgery Education Council
4000 Legato Road, Suite 700
Fairfax, VA 22033
Phone: 703-591-2220
www.ascrs.org
www.eyesurgeryeducation.com

The Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
P.O. Box 429098
San Francisco, CA 94142-9098
Phone: 415-561-8500
www.eyecareamerica.org

National Eye Institute
U.S. National Institutes of Health
2020 Vision Place Bethesda, MD 20892-3655
Phone: 301-496-5248
www.nei.nih.gov
www.nei.nih.gov/health/cataract/ cataract_facts.asp

Prevent Blindness America
Vision Health Resource Center
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: (toll free) 800-331-2020
www.preventblindness.org
www.diabetes-sight.org

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