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Eyes

1. Anatomy of an Eye
2. Anatomy of the Eye
3. Eye Cancer Network
4. Eyesight, an Insight
5. International Glaucoma Association
6. Merck Manual of Medical Information Home Edition
7. Nystagmus Information
8. Prevent Blindness America
9. Scientific Journals: Ophthalmology
10. Understanding Eye Conditions
11. Visionary: A Dictionary of Terminology in Vision Research
12. Your Eye Guide

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Anatomy of an Eye

Describes the purpose and function of the cornea, lens, iris, conjunctiva, optic nerve, macula, and retina, illustrating the location of each within the eye.
     Author: Suranaree University of Technology
     Subjects: eyes
     DeweyClass: 573.88
     Resource type: documents

Anatomy of the Eye

Animation demonstrating the different components of the eye. Also provides information on contact lens types and contains a section on eye diseases.
     Author: Lensshopper.com
     Subjects: eyes, ophthalmology
     DeweyClass: 611.84
     Resource type: moving images

Eye Cancer Network

Offers information on the diagnosis and treatment of ocular oncology, with details of specific ailments such as choroidal melanoma, retinoblastoma, orbital tumours, and lymphoma. Also provides an eye care glossary and a selection of FAQs. Available in English, Spanish, and German.
     Author: Finger, Paul
     Subjects: cancer treatment, eyes
     DeweyClass: 617.74
     Resource type: documents, index

Eyesight, an Insight

Explains the function of the eye, and the effect of light on the visual process. Also considers perception in relation to after images, contrast, double vision, and impossible figures, while an interactive 'vision lab' offers demonstrations of various aspects of sight. Information is available in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
     Author: ThinkQuest
     Subjects: eyes, perception
     DeweyClass: 573
     Resource type: documents, images

International Glaucoma Association

Information about glaucoma aimed mainly at patients. Includes news and a parents' guide to glaucoma in babies and children, and covers the nature of glaucoma, detection, treatment, and other associated eye conditions.
     Author: International Glaucoma Association
     Subjects: eyes, ophthalmology
     DeweyClass: 617.7
     Resource type: documents

Merck Manual of Medical Information Home Edition

This publication is based on the Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, commonly referred to as The Merck Manual, the textbook of medicine most widely used by health care professionals in the US. The Home Edition transforms the language of the professionals' version into commonly used English while retaining all the vital information about diseases, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. The Web version is only part of the published Home Edition, but contains the entire section on the heart, the eye, gynaecology and obstetrics, along with the complete Table of Contents.
     Author: Merck & Co
     Subjects: eyes, gynaecology, heart, medical guides
     DeweyClass: 610
     Resource type: book, guide

Nystagmus Information

Nystagmus is an eye condition characterised by rapid, jerky eye movements. Includes information about nystagmus, treatment, research, resources and organisations.
     Author: Nystagmus Network
     Subjects: eyes, ophthalmology
     DeweyClass: 617.7
     Resource type: documents

Prevent Blindness America

Focuses on raising awareness of the potential rise in cases of blindness and eye disorders by the year 2030. Adopting a US emphasis, FAQs provide details of adult and children's eye disorders, as well as indicators of self assessment diagnosis, which is not intended to be an alternative to a professional eye examination. Also promotes eye care in children from birth, while a safety section examines issues in a variety of environments.
     Author: Prevent Blindness America
     Subjects: blindness, eyes, health care, health promotion
     DeweyClass: 362.1977
     Resource type: documents

Scientific Journals: Ophthalmology

Set of links to journals relevant to ophthalmology. Some have only subscription information online, others have tables of contents, abstracts or full text.
     Author: Brownlow, Mark, science.komm
     Subjects: eyes, ophthalmology, optics
     DeweyClass: 617.7
     Resource type: journal index

Understanding Eye Conditions

Information about a range of major eye conditions aimed mainly at patients. Includes retinal detachment, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma.
     Author: Royal National Institute for the Blind
     Subjects: eyes, ophthalmology
     DeweyClass: 617.7
     Resource type: documents

Visionary: A Dictionary of Terminology in Vision Research

A dictionary for terminology used in the study of human and animal vision. It includes terms from the areas of biological and machine vision, visual psychophysics, visual neuroscience and other related fields.
     Author: Liden, Lars
     Subjects: computer vision, eyes, neuroscience, physiology
     DeweyClass: 612.84
     Resource type: dictionary

Your Eye Guide

Information resource dedicated to eye health and vision. Contains current articles together with various guides covering eye diseases and conditions such as glaucoma and colour blindness. Treatments such as cataract surgery and laser eye surgery are also detailed. A series of educational videos are available, illustrating the anatomy of the eye and conditions such as myopia, dry eye, computer eye damage and age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
     Author: youreyeguide.co.uk
     Subjects: eyes, opthalmology
     DeweyClass: 617.7
     Resource type: documents, news