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The following organizations are good resources for information on blindness:

Blindness

Blindness is a lack of vision. It may also refer to a loss of vision that cannot be corrected with glasses or contact lenses. Partial blindness mean...

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American Council for the Blind -- www.acb.org/
American Foundation for the Blind -- www.afb.org/default.aspx
Foundation Fighting Blindness -- www.fightingblindness.org
National Eye Institute -- www.nei.nih.gov
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped -- www.loc.gov/nls
US National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus -- medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003040.htm

Review Date: 2/5/2023

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Jennifer K. Mannheim, ARNP, Medical Staff, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.

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