School of Medicine

Department of Ophthalmology

Patient Information
Patient Care

 Patient Resources

American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
http://www.aao.org/
P.O. Box 7424
San Francisco, CA 94120-7424
Phone: (415) 561-8500
Fax: (415) 561-8533
 
American Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org/
ATTN: National Call Center
1701 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311
Phone:  (800) DIABETES [(800) 342-2383]
Email: AskADA@diabetes.org
 
American Society of Cataracts and Refractive Surgery
http://www.ascrs.org
4000 Legato Rd. Suite 850
Fairfax, VA 22033
Phone: (703) 591-2220
Fax: (703) 591-0614
 
American Macular Degeneration Foundation
http://www.macular.org
P.O. Box 515
Northampton, MA 01061-0515
Phone: (413) 268-7660
Toll Free: (888) MACULAR [(800) 622-8527]
Email:   amdf@macular.org
 

Eye Care America

http://www.eyecareamerica.org

655 Beach Street
San Francisco, CA 94109-1336

Phone: (415) 447-0381
Fax: (415) 561-8567

A public foundation of the AAO

 
Eye Health Information from the AAO
http://www.medem.com/MedLB/sub_detaillb.cfm?parent_id=30&act=disp.cfm
 
The Foundation Fighting Blindness
http://www.blindness.org/
11435 Cronhill Drive
Owings Mills, MD 21117-2220
Toll Free: (888) 394-3937
TDD: (800) 683-5551
E-mail: info@blindness.org

Helping Students with Visual Impairments
http://www.accreditedschoolsonline.org/resources/helping-students-with-visual-impairments/

Greater New Orleans Foundation List of Local Resources for the Blind
http://www.wrbh.org/index.php/resources

International Society of Refractive Surgery
http://www.aao.org/isrs/
655 Beach Street
San Francisco, CA 94109-1336
Phone: (415) 561-5851
Fax: (415) 561-8575
 
Louisiana Lions Eye Foundation, Inc.
http://www.lioneyes.org
2020 Gravier Street Suite B
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: (504) 525-7235
Email:   lioncarlone@gmail.com
 
Lighthouse Louisiana
https://lighthouselouisiana.org/
123 State Street
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: (504) 899-4501
Information & Referral: (504) 897-3456 [Toll free (866) 222-2229]
Email: vision@lhb.org
 
National Library of Medicine
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?holding=lsunolib
 
National Eye Institute
General Website: http://www.nei.nih.gov/
 
 
National Institutes of Health
http://www.nih.gov
 
Other LSU Contacts
LSU General Campus Information: https://www.lsuhsc.edu/campusinfo/default.aspx#GeneralInform