Support organizations for patients

Many sites on the web provide support groups on the topic of visual impairment.   If you, or someone you know is concerned about the topic of Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (ION), you may wish to explore these groups.

National Federation of the Blind 1800 Johnson Street Baltimore, MD 21230 Phone: 410-659-9314 Fax: 410-685-5653 www.nfb.org American Foundation for the Blind 800-AFB-LINE (800-232-5463) www.afb.org

American Council of the Blind 1155 15th Street, NW, Suite 1004, Washington, DC 20005 (202) 467-5081 (800) 424-8666 Fax: (202) 467-5085 www.acb.org BlindNEt

The ASA Postoperative Visual Loss Registry does not endorse external sites.

Resources on the structure of the Eye

AAO

The web site for the American Academy of Ophthalmology

International Foundation for Optic Nerve Disease

"Dedicated to the promotion of research into the causes, prevention, and treatment of optic nerve disease, and to the dissemination of information about optic nerve disease" 

National Eye Institute

A facility of the National Institutes of Health

University of Iowa, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Contains a nice explanation of Ischemic Optic Neuropathy

If you wish to conduct your own research on the topic, try this for starters:

healthfinder (A service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

Note to patients

The ASA Postoperative Visual Loss Registry is primarily designed to aid physicians in improving their clinical practice.  We are sorry we cannot address individual patient questions or provide medical or legal advice. You may wish to view a handout in PDF we have made that the summarizes the issues of postoperative visual loss.