Related Sites
AMD Alliance -The AMD Alliance International strives to bring knowledge, help and hope to individuals and families around the world affected by AMD. www.amdalliance.org
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology - This international organization links clinicians and researchers whose common interests are in understanding the visual system in health and disease. (www.arvo.org)
Canadian Association of Optometrists - The Canadian Association of Optometrists is a national member organization of 3,700 optometrists. Its mission is to represent the profession of Optometry; to advance the quality, availability and accessibility of eye, vision, and related health care; to enhance and promote the independent and ethical decision-making of its members; and to assist Doctors of Optometry in practicing successfully in accordance with the highest standards of patient care. (www.opto.ca)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research - CIHR is Canada's premier federal agency for health research. Its objective is to excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge and its translation into improved health for Canadians, more effective health services and products and a strengthened health care system. (www.cihr.ca)
The Canadian National Institute for the Blind - The Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) is a national voluntary agency providing services to individuals across Canada to whom loss of vision is a central problem in personal and social adjustments. The CNIB also acts as a consultant and resource agency to the helping professions, government departments and private industry. (www.cnib.ca)
Canadian Ophthalmological Society - The Canadian Ophthalmological Society is the association representing Canada’s 1100 eye physicians and surgeons who provide comprehensive eye care to Canadians.  Ophthalmologists have specialized medical education and training to diagnose and treat all eye diseases and perform surgery. (www.eyesite.ca)
The Foundation Fighting Blindness - Canada is a national volunteer-based organization dedicated to promoting and supporting research directed to finding the causes, treatments and ultimately the cures for retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration and related retinal diseases by the support and promotion of research and the development of public awareness. www.ffb.ca
National Eye Institute - The NEI conducts and supports research that helps prevent and treat eye diseases and other disorders of vision. www.nei.nih.gov
Opticians Association of Canada - The OAC is the only national organization with a mandate to represent the interests of individual Canadian opticians. In carrying out this mandate, the OAC provides educational, representative and legislative services for their members. (www.opticians.ca)
Public Health Agency of Canada, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (participant observer) - The CCDPC works with stakeholders at all levels to provide pan-Canadian and international leadership in chronic disease prevention and control through integrated policy and program development, surveillance, and knowledge development and dissemination. (http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ccdpc-cpcmc/index.html)
Prevent Blindness America - Prevent Blindness America is the leading volunteer eye health and safety organization in the U.S. dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight. (www.preventblindness.org)
Vision Health Research Council - The VHRC is a private foundation devoted to the promotion of research in vision health. It presents the work and opinions of the Canadian investigators of all disciplines, fields and aspects of science and medicine related to vision. (www.vhrc.net)