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Recursos

A continuación puede encontrar una lista de organizaciones que le pueden proveer más información sobre el glaucoma. Las que pueden contestar sus preguntas en español están identificadas con una (*).


American Academy of Ophthalmology*
P.O. Box 7424
San Francisco, CA 94120-7424
(415) 561-8500
1-800-391-3937
(EyeCare America Glaucoma Project)
www.aao.org

Bright Focus Foundation
22512 Gateway Center Drive
Clarksburg, MD 20871
1-800-437-2423
(301) 948-3244
http://www.brightfocus.org/espanol/

American Optometric Association*
243 N. Lindbergh Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63141-7851
(314) 991-4100
1-800-365-2219
www.aoa.org

Children’s Glaucoma Foundation (CGF)
2 Longfellow Place, Suite 201
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 227-3011
http://www.childrensglaucomafoundation.org/_structure.php

EyeCare America
655 Beach Street
San Francisco, CA 94109-1336
1-877-887-6327
http://www.geteyesmart.org/eyesmart/espanol/index.cfm

Friends of the Congressional Glaucoma Caucus Foundation (FCGCF)
1983 Marcus Avenue, Suite 111
Lake Success, NY 11042
1-877- 611-4232
(516) 327-2236
www.glaucomacongress.org/

The Glaucoma Foundation
80 Maiden Lane, Suite 1206
New York, NY 10038
(212) 285-0080
E-mail: info@glaucomafoundation.org http://www.glaucomafoundation.org/

Glaucoma Research Foundation
251 Post Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94108
1-800-826-6693
(415) 986-3162
http://www.glaucoma.org/es/

National Eye Institute (NEI)*
2020 Vision Place
Bethesda, MD 20892-3655
(301) 496-5248
E-mail: 2020@nei.nih.gov
www.nei.nih.gov

Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, 17th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
1-800-331-2020
(312) 363-6001
E-mail: info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org



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