Resources

 

General information:

• Canadian Association of Optometrists (CAO) - http://opto.ca/

• Saskatchewan Association of Optometrists (SAO) - http://optometrists.sk.ca/

• Doctors of Optometry Canada (DOC) - http://doctorsofoptometry.ca/

• American Optometric Association (AOA) - http://www.aoa.org/

 

Refractive error - what are myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), astigmatism, and presbyopia?

• http://doctorsofoptometry.ca/myopia-nearsightedness/

• http://doctorsofoptometry.ca/hyperopia-farsightedness/

• http://doctorsofoptometry.ca/astigmatism/

• http://doctorsofoptometry.ca/presbyopia/

 

Children's vision:

• http://optometrists.sk.ca/Children%27s%20Vision%20&%20Eye%20See...Eye%20Learn?&pID=74

• http://doctorsofoptometry.ca/the-eye-exam/

 

Vision Therapy:

• http://visionandlearning.org/whatisvt08.html

• http://doctorsofoptometry.ca/vision-therapy/

 

Refractive surgery (LASIK, PRK, KAMRA):

• http://www.allaboutvision.com/visionsurgery/other.htm

• http://www.fda.gov/medicaldevices/productsandmedicalprocedures/surgeryandlifesupport/lasik/default.htm

• http://kamra.ca/how-the-kamra-inlay-works/

 

Dry eye:

• http://doctorsofoptometry.ca/dry-eye/

• http://www.aoa.org/patients-and-public/eye-and-vision-problems/glossary-of-eye-and-vision-conditions/dry-eye

 

Macular degeneration:

• http://cnib.ca/en/your-eyes/eye-conditions/eye-connect/AMD/About/Pages/default.aspx

• http://doctorsofoptometry.ca/age-related-macular-degeneration-amd/

 

Diabetic eye disease:

• http://www.diabetes.ca/diabetes-and-you/complications/eye-damage-diabetic-retinopathy

• http://doctorsofoptometry.ca/diabetes-your-eyes/

 

Glaucoma:

• http://www.cnib.ca/en/your-eyes/eye-conditions/Glaucoma/glaucoma-challenge/Pages/default.aspx

• http://doctorsofoptometry.ca/glaucoma/

 

Cataracts:

• https://www.nei.nih.gov/health/cataract/cataract_facts.asp

• http://doctorsofoptometry.ca/cataracts/

 

Patient privacy (HIPA):

• http://www.health.gov.sk.ca/hipa-brochure

 

Tools for successful eye exams for individuals with autism or who are anxious about getting an eye exam (with full exam walk-through):

• http://www.autismspeaks.org/science/find-resources-programs/autism-treatment-network/tools-you-can-use/atn-air-p-tools-successful-vision-exams