Following is a list of contact information for organizations and services that provide financial assistance for vision care. Download a copy of the Vision Care Financial Assistance Directory Download a copy...

Introduction As schools, Head Start/Early Head Start, and early care and education programs reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic, practices that occurred routinely for decades must be reconsidered and redesigned to...

What Is It? Glaucoma is a serious, lifelong eye disease that can lead to vision loss if not controlled. But for most people, glaucoma does not have to lead to...

At a complete eye exam, called a dilated eye exam, the eye doctor widens the pupil of the eye with eye drops to allow a closer look at the...

Eye Health is Important As you age, your risk for vision loss can increase due to long-term chronic disease (like diabetes), habits such as smoking, excessive UV exposure, and a...

What are Inherited Retinal Diseases (IRDs)? Inherited retinal diseases—or IRDs—are a group of diseases that can cause severe vision loss or even blindness. Each IRD is caused by at least...