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Aging and Your Eyes
- [PDF FILE - 79.9 KB] This is a downloadable file of a 10 page brochure that includes: Five Steps to Safeguard Your Eyesight, Common Eyes Complaints, Eye Diseases and Disorders, and Resources. To view this PDF file you will need Adobe Reader, which you can download for free for either a PC or Macintosh. Download Acrobat (National Institute on Aging)
http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/eyes.htm
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Airborne Allergens: Something in the Air
- (PDF FILE - 1.45MB) 40-page booklet summarizes what health experts know about the causes and symptoms of allergic reactions to airborne allergens, how health care providers diagnose and treat these reactions, and what medical researchers are doing to help people who suffer from these allergies. To view this PDF file you will need Adobe Reader, which you can download for free for either a PC or Macintosh. Download Acrobat (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/topics/allergicDiseases/PDF/airborne_allergens.p
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Eyes and Vision (MEDLINE plus)
- Carefully selected links to Web resources and the latest, authoritative health information related to eyes and vision. (National Library of Medicine)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/eyesandvision.html
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Gene Increases Risk of Blindness
- News in health summary about the discovery of a gene that affects a person's risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in people over age 60. (Office of the Director)
http://www.nei.nih.gov/news/statements/genes_amd.asp
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Genes and Disease - Eye Diseases
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=gnd.chapter.35
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Learning About Duane Syndrome
- Informaiton about Duane Syndrome and its symptoms, causes and hereditary risk factors. (National Human Genome Research Institute)
http://www.genome.gov/11508984
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Learning About Retinitis Pigmentosis
- Fact sheet about retinitis pigmentosis - a group of inherited eye diseases that affect the retina (the light-sensitive part of the eye). (National Human Genome Research Institute)
http://www.genome.gov/13514348
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National Eye Institute Photograph, Image & Video Catalog
- A repository that contains 18 categories of photographs, images, and videos related to the eye, eye diseases, and vision. (National Eye Institute)
http://www.nei.nih.gov/photo/
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THE EYE SITE: A Traveling Exhibit on Low Vision
- THE EYE SITE is designed to provide information to the general public about low vision—a visual impairment not correctable by regular eyeglasses, contact lenses, medicine, or surgery. Low vision affects millions of Americans. (National Eye Institute)
http://www.nei.nih.gov/education/visionexhibit/index.asp
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Visible Human Project
- Fact sheet about the Visible Human Project that includes links to sample images and the Visible Human Project web site. This project involved the creation of complete, anatomically detailed, three-dimensional representations of the normal male and female human bodies. (National Library of Medicine)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html
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