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.

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Scientific Council

Neil M. Bressler, MD

James P. Gills Professor of Ophthalmology
Professor of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Baltimore, MD

A. Paul Chous, MA, OD, FAAO

Specializing in Diabetes Eye Care & Education, Chous Eye Care Associates
Adjunct Professor of Optometry, Western University of Health Sciences
AOA Representative, National Diabetes Education Program
Tacoma, WA

Steven Ferrucci, OD, FAAO

Chief of Optometry, Sepulveda VA Medical Center
Professor, Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University
Sepulveda, CA

Julia A. Haller, MD

Ophthalmologist-in-Chief
Wills Eye Hospital
Philadelphia, PA

Allen C. Ho, MD, FACS

Director, Retina Research
Wills Eye Hospital
Professor and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
Philadelphia, PA

Charles C. Wykoff, MD, PhD

Director of Research, Retina Consultants of Houston
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Blanton Eye Institute & Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX

Clinician Scientific & Educational Resources

The RELIEF Clinical Toolkit is an online tool that aims to provide clinicians with up-to-date information on the presentation, prognosis, pathophysiology, and treatment strategies for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Click on one of the options below to learn more about AMD.

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