General Eye Health and Vision

Cataracts Fact Sheet

Healthy Eyes Fact Sheets: Cataracts will inform and educate your patient about this common vision condition, including causes and treatment options. Available in PDF format.

Dry Eye Fact Sheet

Healthy Eyes Fact Sheets: Dry Eyes will inform and educate your patient about this increasingly common vision condition, including causes and treatment options. Available in PDF format.

Macular Degeneration Fact Sheet

Healthy Eyes Fact Sheets: Macular Degeneration will inform and educate your patient about this common vision condition, including causes and treatment options. Available in PDF format.

Blepharitis Fact Sheet

Healthy Eyes Fact Sheets: Blepharitis will inform and educate your patient about this common vision condition, including causes and treatment options. Available in PDF format.

Flashes, Floaters and Vitreous Detachment Fact Sheet

Healthy Eyes Fact Sheet: Flashes, Floaters and Vitreous Detachment will inform and educate your patients about this common vision condition, including causes and treatment options. Available in PDF format.

Using Eyedrops & Ointments Correctly Fact Sheet

This full-color fact sheet explains the correct usage of eyedrops and ointments. Available in PDF format.

Chalazia and Styes Fact Sheet

Healthy Eyes Fact Sheet: Chalazia and Styes will inform and educate your patient about this common vision condition, including causes and treatment options. Available in PDF format.

Cataratas Folleto Informativo

(SPANISH) Healthy Eyes Fact Sheets: Cataracts will inform and educate your patient about this common vision condition, including causes and treatment options. Available in PDF format.

Degeneracion Macular Folleto Informativo

(SPANISH) Healthy Eyes Fact Sheets: Macular Degeneration will inform and educate your patient about this common vision condition, including causes and treatment options. Available in PDF format.

Destellos, Moscas Volantes Y Desprendimiento de Vitrea Folleto Informativo

(SPANISH) Healthy Eyes Fact Sheet: Flashes, Floaters and Vitreous Detachment will inform and educate your patients about this common vision condition, including causes and treatment options. Available in PDF format.

Healthy Vision for Life PPT Presentation

Template PowerPoint presentation on aging eye and vision health and the benefits of regular comprehensive eye exams by doctors of optometry.

Five Tips for a Lifetime of Healthy Vision Infographic

An infographic that offers five tips for a lifetime of healthy vision.

Your Vision, The Second 50 Years

This educational resource contains information on such things as lighting and UV protection is presented to help those in the second 50 years of life enjoy good vision. The vision problems that occur more commonly as people age, such as glaucoma, cataracts and presbyopia are discussed as is the need for regular optometric care. Available in a PDF downloadable format.

Dilation: Opening Your Eyes to Better Health

This illustrated pamphlet can be used to show your patients how they benefit from a dilated examination. Ease their fears and concerns about dilation. Available in a PDF downloadable format.

Nutrition and Eye Health

This fact sheet provides nutritional information for eye health. Because consumers are becoming more and more interested in nutrition and eye health information, it's important to have a dialogue with your patients about the growing body of evidence supporting nutrients' role in maintaining healthy eyes. Available in a PDF downloadable format.

Advantages of Purchasing Eyeglasses from Your Eye Doctor

This educational resource explains to your patients the facts about ordering eyeglasses online and the benefits of seeing your optometrist. Available in a PDF downloadable format.

LASIK for Vision Correction

This fact sheet will inform and educate your patients about the LASIK vision correction surgery, including details about the procedure and different vision conditions that can be corrected with LASIK. Available in a PDF downloadable format.

Ocular Emergencies: What to Do

This informational resource offers a flow chart of responses for typical emergencies that can occur in school or sports settings. Optometrists are encouraged to share them with local school districts, school nurses, little league coaches and other allied health professionals. Available in a PDF downloadable format.

Concussion, Vision & Your Eye Doctor

This informational resource explores concussions with your patients and your community, educating them about the symptoms, dangers, risks as well as the diagnosis and treatment of vision impairments caused by traumatic brain injury. Available in a PDF downloadable format.

Answers to Your Questions About: Color Deficiency

This informational resource details the types of color deficiency, possible effects on lifestyle and treatment options. Available in a PDF downloadable format.

Answers to Your Questions About: Anterior Uveitis

This informational resource identifies what anterior uveitis is and explains its causes, symptoms and treatments. Available in a PDF downloadable format.

Answers to Your Questions About: Ocular Hypertension

This informational resource dicusses the causes, diagnosis and treatment of ocular hypertension. Available in a PDF downloadable format.

Fundus of the Human Eye

A full-color reproduction of the eye's fundus labeled with definitions. Available in PDF format.

Schematic Section of the Human Eye

An easy-to-understand schematic section of the human eye with all major parts labeled. Available in PDF format.

Answers to Your Questions About: Common Vision Conditions

This pamphlet reviews a variety of common vision conditions including glaucoma, cataracts, astigmatism, nearsightedness and farsightedness. Available in PDF format.

Answers to Your Questions About: Astigmatism

This pamphlet explains the symptoms, causes and optometric treatment of astigmatism. Available in PDF format.

Answers to Your Questions About: Cataracts

This pamphlet introduces cataracts, their causes, symptoms and how they are treated. Available in PDF format.

Answers to Your Questions About: Amblyopia

This pamphlet explains this complex condition and emphasizes the importance of early detection and treatment. Available in PDF format.

Answers to Your Questions About: Presbyopia

This pamphlet presents presbyopia as part of the natural aging process and tells about its symptoms and correction. Available in PDF format.

Answers to Your Questions About: Eye Coordination

This pamphlet offers many reasons for poor eye coordination, what it can cause and how it can be improved. Available in PDF format.

Answers to Your Questions About: Strabismus

This pamphlet offers a simplified explanation of this complex condition, its causes, symptoms and treatments. Available in PDF format.

Answers to Your Questions About: Floaters

This pamphlet offers an explanation of what floaters are, how they are formed, what they look like and what they can mean. Available in PDF format.

Answers to Your Questions About: Dry Eye

This pamphlet explains what causes dry eye and how it can be treated. Available in PDF format.

Answers to Your Questions About: Macular Degeneration

This pamphlet discusses the causes and treatments of this major cause of vision loss. Available in PDF format.

Answers to Your Questions About: Farsightedness (Spanish Version)

This informational resource explains what hyperopia (farsightedness) is, how it affects vision and how it is diagnosed and treated. This version is in Spanish. Available in a PDF downloadable format.

Respuestas a sus Preguntas Sobre: Problemas de la Vision Comunes

(SPANISH) This pamphlet reviews a variety of common vision conditions including glaucoma, cataracts, astigmatism, nearsightedness and farsightedness. Available in PDF format.

Respuestas a sus Preguntas Sobre: Astigmatismo

(SPANISH) This pamphlet explains the symptoms, causes and optometric treatment of astigmatism. Available in PDF format.

Respuestas a sus Preguntas Sobre: Ambliopia

(SPANISH) This pamphlet explains this complex condition and emphasizes the importance of early detection and treatment. Available in PDF format.

Respuestas a sus Preguntas Sobre: Presbicia

(SPANISH) This pamphlet presents presbyopia as part of the natural aging process and tells about its symptoms and correction. Available in PDF format.

Respuestas a sus Preguntas Sobre: Ojo Seco

(SPANISH) This pamphlet explains what causes dry eye and how it can be treated. Available in PDF format.

Respuestas a sus Preguntas Sobre: Degeneracion Macular

(SPANISH) This pamphlet discusses the causes and treatments of this major cause of vision loss. Available in PDF format.