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UT Southwestern Medical Center has a caring staff of medical professionals who are committed to enhancing patients’ quality of life, as well as meeting the needs of patients’ families. We can direct patients to a variety of informative and enriching support groups and other resources, which can be tailored to meet their specific needs.
At UT Southwestern, excellence in patient care includes helping point the way to resources with which patients may not be familiar, but which have proved invaluable to others. We trust these services will assist patients as they move forward on the road to healing and improved health.
UT Southwestern partners with the Eye Services Consortium of Dallas, which provides information about numerous organizations that assist patients with vision-related issues.
For more information about eye conditions and disease, and about eye research, the Department of Ophthalmology suggests the following organizations.
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) is the world's largest association of eye physicians and surgeons. With annual conferences, educational courses and scientific publications, the AAO’s goal is the continued education of ophthalmologists so that the public can obtain the best possible eye care.
American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
This organization provides leadership for the advancement of quality medical and surgical eye care for children and for adults with strabismus.
Blind Babies Foundation
The Blind Babies Foundation provides services and programs for families, professionals and the broader community to meet the unique needs of infants and preschool children who are blind, visually impaired, or multi-handicapped and visually impaired.
Children’s Glaucoma Foundation
The Children’s Glaucoma Foundation increases the awareness of symptoms and encourages parents and doctors to screen infants and children for glaucoma.
National Association for Parents of Children With Visual Impairments
The National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments offers emotional support, information, training and assistance for parents of blind or visually impaired children.
National Dissemination Center for Children With Disabilities
This center serves as a national information and referral clearinghouse on special education and disability-related issues.
Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group
The Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group is a collaborative network dedicated to facilitating clinical research in strabismus, amblyopia and other eye disorders that affect children, funded by the National Eye Institute.
