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UT Southwestern Medical Center has a caring staff of medical professionals who are committed to enhancing patients’ quality of life, as well as meeting the needs of patients’ families. We can direct patients to a variety of informative and enriching support groups and other resources, which can be tailored to meet their specific needs.
At UT Southwestern, excellence in patient care includes helping point the way to resources with which patients may not be familiar, but which have proved invaluable to others. We trust these services will assist patients as they move forward on the road to healing and improved health.
UT Southwestern partners with the Eye Services Consortium of Dallas, which provides information about numerous organizations that assist patients with vision-related issues.
For more information about eye conditions and disease and about eye research, the Department of Ophthalmology suggests the following organizations.
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) is the world's largest association of eye physicians and surgeons. With annual conferences, educational courses and scientific publications, the AAO’s goal is the continued education of ophthalmologists so that the public can obtain the best possible eye care.
American Diabetes Association
The American Diabetes Association strives to fund diabetes research, inform the public about the disease and advocate for diabetics’ rights. The Web site offers recipes, exercise tips, a calendar of local events and fact sheets for parents and children.
The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
This international organization is made up of eye and vision researchers.
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)
A service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, this site provides a wealth of information for diabetics and their families.
National Eye Institute (NEI)
One of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the NEI conducts and supports research that helps prevent and treat eye diseases and other vision disorders.
Research to Prevent Blindness
Research to Prevent Blindness works to fund research that will prevent, treat and eliminate all all diseases that threaten vision. They offer fact sheets for the public on conditions such as macular degeneration and glaucoma.
Retina Foundation of the Southwest
This organization provides retinal research, visual testing and evaluation services to infants and children who have developmental and neurological problems that preclude the use of traditional vision tests.
