Professional Links

Medical/Healthcare Associations

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
The AACAP, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, was established in 1953. It is a membership based organization, composed of over 7,500 child and adolescent psychiatrists and other interested physicians. Its members actively research, evaluate, diagnose, and treat psychiatric disorders and pride themselves on giving direction to and responding quickly to new developments in addressing the health care needs of children and their families.
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American Academy of Ophthalmology
The mission of the American Academy of Ophthalmology is to advance the lifelong learning and professional interests of ophthalmologists (Eye M.D.s) to ensure that the public can obtain the best possible eye care.
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American Academy of Pediatrics
The American Academy of Ophthalmology is an an organization of 60,000 pediatricians committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. This web site contains both general information related to child health and more specific guidelines concerning pediatric issues.
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American Association of Certified Orthoptists
The American Association of Certified Orthoptists (AACO) is a membership organization with a mission to promote and advance the professional and educational competence of orthoptists.
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American Medical Association
The mission of the American Medical Association is to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.
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Journal Links

JAAPOS
Journal of AAPOS presents expert information on children's eye diseases and on strabismus as it impacts all age groups. Major articles by leading experts in the field cover clinical and investigative studies, treatments, case reports, surgical techniques, descriptions of instrumentation, current concept reviews, and new diagnostic techniques.
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The Journal of Pediatrics
From preventive health care to treatment of childhood diseases to emergency care -- all of these subjects and more are covered in The Journal of Pediatrics. This journal serves as a practical guide for the continuing education of physicians who diagnose and treat disorders in infants and children. Original, peer-reviewed articles oriented toward clinical practice help physicians stay abreast of the latest and ever-changing developments in pediatric medicine.
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Pediatrics Electronic Pages
PEDIATRICS is an official peer-reviewed journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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The American Orthoptic Journal
American Orthoptic Journal seeks to enable those in the orthoptic and ophthalmologic communities to keep abreast of current clinical practice and research in ocular motility. The Journal serves as a forum for the presentation of new material in the fields of pediatric ophthalmology, neuro-ophthalmology, amblyopia and strabismus. In addition to presenting the best of freely submitted articles of a clinical nature, included in each issue are papers presented at regional and national meetings, the Richard G. Scobee Memorial Lecture, and the Strabismus Symposium at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Orthoptic Journal also publishes abstracts of related literature from British, French, German, and Spanish sources.
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Other Professional Resources

Foundation Fighting Blindness
The urgent mission of the Foundation Fighting Blindness, Inc. is to drive the research that will provide preventions, treatments and cures for people affected by retinitis pigmentosa (RP), macular degeneration, Usher syndrome, and the entire spectrum of retinal degenerative diseases.
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Genetic Alliance
Genetic Alliance supports the translation of research into services with its. The open network provided by Genetic Alliance connects members of parent and family groups, community organizations, disease-specific advocacy organizations, professional societies, educational institutions, corporations, and government agencies to create novel partnerships.
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Genetic and Rare Condition Site
The Genetic and Rare Conditions site is an informational catalog provided by the University of Kansas Medical Center.
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International Society for Genetic Eye Diseases
The International Society for Alstrom Syndrome Families is committed to providing support, information, and coordination worldwide to families and professionals in order to treat and cure Alström Syndrome.
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Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
OMIM is a comprehensive, authoritative, and timely compendium of human genes and genetic phenotypes. The full-text, referenced overviews in OMIM contain information on all known mendelian disorders and over 12,000 genes. OMIM focuses on the relationship between phenotype and genotype. It is updated daily, and the entries contain copious links to other genetics resources.
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Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group (PEDIG)
The Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group (PEDIG) is a collaborative network dedicated to facilitating multicenter clinical research in strabismus, amblyopia and other eye disorders that affect children. The network, which was formed in 1997, is funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI). The NEI is a part of the National Institutes of Health, which is the branch of government that funds medical research.
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Prevent Blindness America
Prevent Blindness in America is an organization dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight. Some of its functions include vision screening, providing educational material, funding research, and providing training for vision screeners.
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Research to Prevent Blindness
Research to Prevent Blindness provides major eye research funding to more than 50 leading scientific institutions in the U.S.
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The Strabismus Minute
The Strabismus Minute is a lecture series that aims to provide the ophthalmologist and allied eye health care provider a simple, straightforward means of obtaining useful and up-to-date information.
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