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Get Healthy @ the Library

Get Healthy @ the Library

Daily Life with Vision Concerns

Introduction to Vision Concerns
Treatment & Therapy for Vision Concerns
More Information
Books & More
Reference by Appointment

Self-management and Practical Aspects
Diabetic Retinopathy: Prevention
Mayo Clinic - A listing of choices for promoting healthy vision for people with diabetes.

Living with Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)

Macular Degeneration Partnership - Practical tips on nutrition, glasses, lighting, and improved computer use.

Driving When You Have Macular Degeneration

National Traffic Highway Safety Administration - An easy to use website to help you determine how macular degeneration may affect your ability to drive safely.

Vision Problems Make it Difficult to Take Medications Properly

The American Geriatrics Society Foundation for Health in Aging - A description of the problems encountered by low vision patients.

Emotional & Social Aspects

Coping With Chronic Illness (PDF)
National Institutes of Health - Coping mechanisms for patients and their families..

Coping with Vision Loss

American Foundation for the Blind - Tips for living with vision loss.

Helping a Loved One Who Has Vision Loss

National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health - Tips on communicating with someone experiencing low vision.

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