Eye Health

Eyecare Trust

Dedicated to educating the public on the importance of occular health, promoting an interest in eyewear and improving awareness of the benefits of modern optical technology. Lots of info and leaflets available.

Royal College of Ophthalmologists

A professional organisation for eye surgeons but their website contains a number of booklets aimed at the general public on various eye conditions including:

Understanding Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Understanding Cataracts
Understanding Retinitis Pigmentosa
Understanding Retinal Detachment
Understanding nystagmus
Understanding Glaucoma
Understanding Eye Conditions Related to Diabetes
Congenital Cataract
Congenital Glaucoma
Retinopathy of Prematurity
Corneal Disease
Laser Refractive Surgery

Goodhope Hospital

NHS hopital eye department with pages useful for patients with dry eyes, blepharitis, glaucoma, low tension glaucoma, intraocular hypertension, visual field testing, glaucoma drops and their side effects, macular degeneration, poor vision rehabilitation, retinal vein occlusion, Yag laser capsulotomy, cataracts, watery eyes, squints and posterior vitreous detachements.

Moorfields Eye Hospital

Information on a range of eye conditions.

Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB)

Extensive eye information. Includes information on many eye conditions including: macular degeneration, retinal detachment, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, retinitis pigmentosa, etc.

Medicine Guide for Allergic conditions of the eye

Provides detailed information about the drugs available to treat this condition. Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines, conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.

Medicine Guide for Amblyopia

Provides detailed information about the drugs available to treat this condition. Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines, conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.

Medicine Guide for Bacterial Eye Infections

Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project. Includes detailed information about medicines used to treat bacterial eye infections.

Medicine Guide for Corneal Ulcers

Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project. Includes detailed information about medicines used to treat corneal ulcers.

Medicine Guide for Dry Eyes

Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project. Includes detailed information about medicines used to treat dry eyes.

Medicine Guide for Eye Infections

Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project. Includes detailed information about medicines used to treat eye infections.

Medicine Guide for Eye Ulceration

Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project. Includes detailed information about medicines used to treat eye ulceration.

Medicine Guide for Eye Ulcers

Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project. Includes detailed information about medicines used to treat eye ulcers.

Medicine Guide for Increased Pressure in the Eye

Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project. Includes detailed information about medicines used to treat increased pressure in the eye.

Sort It!

If you’re 11 to 16 years old and have a sight problem, this site is for you. Check out their eye conditions section for info about common sight problems. Got a burning question? Then Sort it! Includes information about access technology, braille and technology words and phrases. Also included are links to sites with accessible games! And more…

General Optical Council

The General Optical Council (GOC) is the regulator for the opticalprofessions in the UK. Its purpose is to protect the public by promotinghigh standards of education and conduct amongst opticians.

Squint

Information from the British and Irish Orthoptic Society

Eye Care Services

Policy and guidance from the Department of Health

Optical Consumer Complaints Service

OCCS is an independent body set up to settle complaints from members of the public who are not satisfied with the optical services received in an optical practice. The site explains what to do if you are unhappy about services.

College of Optometrists

The professional, scientific and examining body for Optometry in the UK, that works exclusively for the public benefit. A section on their website is aimed at the general public and has information on eye care, contact lens care and on some eye conditions. The old name for optometrists is "ophthalmic opticians".

PharmWeb - How to Use Medicines

The information provided on these pages are based on patient information leaflets supplied by the National Pharmaceutical Association. Includes advice on how to use eye drops and eye ointment.

Tissue-cultured limbal stem cell allograft transplantation

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Tissue-cultured limbal stem cell allograft transplantation.

Macular translocation for age-related macular degeneration

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Macular translocation for age-related macular degeneration.

Radiotherapy for age-related macular degeneration

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Radiotherapy for age-related macular degeneration.

Arteriovenous crossing sheathotomy for branch retinal vein occlusion

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Arteriovenous crossing sheathotomy for branch retinal vein occlusion.

Scleral expansion surgery for presbyopia

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Scleral expansion surgery for presbyopia.

Photorefractive (laser) surgery for the correction of refractive error

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Photorefractive (laser) surgery for the correction of refractive error.

Laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for the treatment of refractive errors (laser) surgery for the correction of refractive error)

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for the treatment of refractive errors (replaced by 1PG164 Photorefractive (laser) surgery for the correction of refractive error).

Insertion of hydrogel keratoprosthesis

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Insertion of hydrogel keratoprosthesis.

Corneal implants for the correction of refractive error

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals on the same topic.

BiOptic Driving Network

A not for profit network concerned with developing/advancing the use of BiOptics for driving. The BiOptic telescope is a useful driving aid for people with conditions that reduce resolution or visual acuity while maintaining the peripheral vision substantially in tact. Such conditions include albinism, nystagmus, cataracts, and corneal diseases, as well as macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and other conditions that affect the central macular area.

Get Lenses

Supplies contact lenses online to patients throughout the UK. Owned and staffed by registered, qualified optometrists. Includes an opticians online service to answer any queries about contact lenses or eyecare in general.

Glasses Direct

Supplies low cost glasses custom made to your prescription.

Laser Eye Surgery at Moorfields Hospital

A provider of laser surgery for short and long sight. Some good general information about laser surgery.

Optical Express

Another provider of laser surgery for short and long sight but also gives some good general information about laser surgery.

Ophthalmic Surgery Centre

A private ophthalmic day surgery in North London. Their website includes information about various eye conditions and their treatment such as short sight, long sight, other refractive eye problems, and catarats.

Jonathan Luck Consultant Opthalmic Surgeon

Site contains detailed information regarding Laser Vision Correction (Lasik and Lasek), Cataract surgery and refractive surgery.

Euro Medicare Clinic

Site contains information regarding Laser Vision Correction (Lasik and Lasek).

London Vision Clinic

Includes the "UK Guide to Laser Eye Surgery".

Centre for Sight, UK

A UK provider of independent medical and surgical eye care, including Lasik laser vision correction, cataract surgery, Ferrara rings, Intacs, corneal transplants, glaucoma and cosmetic eyelid surgery. Then centre is based at Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust, East Grinstead and has consulting rooms in London in the Harley Street enclave. The centre works in close association with the Corneoplastic Unit and Eye Bank and its staff are involved nationally and internationally in education and research.

Optimax laser eye treatment specialists

Another provider of laser surgery for short and long sight but also gives some good general information about laser surgery.

Advance Vision Care

A provider of laser eye surgery using ‘wavefront’ technology (Bausch & Lomb Technolasr Laser).

Optrexeyes.com

Details of Optrex but contains useful information on eyecare and minor eye problems such as dry eyes, hay fever, watering eyes etc.

Robert Stanley Opticians

Commercial site but contains useful information on eyecare and eye problems.

Dollond & Aitchison Opticians

Details of their services plus some eyecare advice.

David Crystal Eyecare

An information site regarding new technology in preventative eye care, maintaining healthy eyes and caring for dry eyes.

Postoptics

Large UK mail order supplier of contact lenses andsolutions. Owned and managed by UK qualified optometrists.

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

Non-UK disease / illness sites
Non-UK self-help / support group sites

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.

PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.