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Essential Ophthalmic Resources: Websites

Career Information

American Academy of Ophthalmology
https://www.aao.org

Occupational Outlook Handbook: Medical Assistants
(includes information about ophthalmic medical assistants)
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/medical-assistants.htm

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians (Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022)
https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes292057.htm

 

Educational Information

EyeCareCE
https://eyecarece.jcahpo.org/
A source for online ophthalmic continuing education

 

Amsler Grid - Age-related Macular Degeneration

Featured Websites

Eye Resources on the Internet
https://avsl.notion.site/Vision-Related-Content-efa5b5d857c04426a6c25862e1941545
This very comprehensive site was compiled on behalf of the Association of Vision Science Librarians.

GrandRounds
http://webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/eyeforum/index.htm
EyeRounds.org is an educational website brought to you by the University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.

Low Vision Gateway
http://www.lowvisioninfo.org/
The starting point to the world's resources for vision loss, vision-impairment, blindness, low vision aids and low vision rehabilitation services.

MedlinePlus: Eyes and Vision
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/eyesandvision.html

A portal to health information compiled by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

Medscape  Ophthalmology
http://emedicine.medscape.com/ophthalmology
Medscape from WebMD offers specialists, primary care physicians, and other health professionals the Web's most robust and integrated medical information and educational tools.

New England College of Optometry Library: Subject Guides
https://library.neco.edu/resources/guides
An extensive collection of links to vision resources