Colour Blindness

Other Places To Get Help

Organizations

Canadian National Institute for the Blind
1929 Bayview Avenue
Toronto, ON  M4G 3E8
Phone: (800) 563-2642
Fax: (416) 480-7677
E-mail: info@cnib.ca
Web Address: http://www.cnib.ca
 

The Canadian National Institute for the Blind is a voluntary agency dedicated to helping improve the lives of the blind and visually impaired, preventing blindness, and promoting sight enhancement services. The organization offers a variety of publications and educational resources about vision loss and impairment, including pamphlets, newsletters, and a quarterly magazine.


Canadian Ophthalmological Society
610-1525 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, ON  K1Z 8R9
E-mail: cos@eyesite.ca
Web Address: www.eyesite.ca
 

The Canadian Ophthalmological Society is an association of medical eye doctors dedicated to helping the public maintain healthy eyes and good vision. It provides educational information on eye conditions and diseases, as well as eye safety.


National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health
Information Office
31 Center Drive MSC 2510
Bethesda, MD  20892-2510
Phone: (301) 496-5248
E-mail: 2020@nei.nih.gov
Web Address: www.nei.nih.gov
 

As part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the National Eye Institute provides information on eye diseases and vision research. Publications are available to the public at no charge. The Web site includes links to various information resources.



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Author: Alison Allen
Robin Parks, MS
Last Updated: December 6, 2007
Medical Review: Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Carol L. Karp, MD - Ophthalmology
Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine

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