Reading and Resources
Resources from Professional Organizations and Foundations
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO): https://www.aao.org/about/who-we-are/overview
American Macular Degeneration Foundation (AMDF): https://www.macular.org/
American Optometric Association (AOA): https://www.aoa.org/healthy-eyes?sso=y
American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS): https://www.asrs.org/
BrightFocus Foundation: https://www.brightfocus.org/macular
Foundation Fighting Blindness: https://www.fightingblindness.org/diseases/age-related-macular-degeneration
Macular Degeneration Foundation: https://eyesight.org/
National Eye Institute (NEI): https://www.nei.nih.gov/
World Health Organization (WHO): https://www.who.int/health-topics/blindness-and-vision-loss#tab=tab_1
Clinical Trials
NIH US National Library of Medicine. ClinicalTrials.gov. https://www.clinicaltrials.gov
Vision Relief https://vision-relief.com/find-a-clinical-trial/
Guidelines
Flaxel CJ, Adelman RA, Bailey ST, et al. Age-Related Macular Degeneration Preferred Practice Pattern®. Ophthalmology. 2020;127:P1-P65.
Chuck RS, Dunn SP, Flaxel CJ, et al. Comprehensive Adult Medical Eye Evaluation Preferred Practice Pattern®. Ophthalmology. 2021;128:P1-P29.
Patient Education
AOA. Age-related macular degeneration: https://www.aoa.org/healthy-eyes/eye-and-vision-conditions/macular-degeneration?sso=y
ASRS. Age-related macular degeneration: https://www.asrs.org/patients/age-related-macular-degeneration
CDC. Learn about age-related macular degeneration. https://www.cdc.gov/vision-health/about-eye-disorders/age-related-macular-degeneration.html
Macular Society: https://www.macularsociety.org/support/
NEI: Age-related macular degeneration: https://www.nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/eye-conditions-and-diseases/age-related-macular-degeneration