Understanding your eye condition is an important step in managing vision loss. Here is a list of resources about common vision conditions, how they affect vision, and where to learn more. Our goal is to help you feel informed, empowered, and better prepared to ask questions and seek care.
Glossaries of Eye Conditions
APH ConnectCenter’s Glossary of Eye Conditions
Foundation Fighting Blindness’s Vision Loss Glossary
Prevent Blindness’s Common terms to help you learn more about your eyes and vision
Cataracts
Hadley’s Living with Cataracts
Choroideremia
Charles Bonnet Syndrome
American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) Retina Health Series: Charlies Bonnet Syndrome
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO): What is Charles Bonnet Syndrome?
Macular Society: Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS)
The Charles Bonnet Syndrome Podcast
Diabetic Retinopathy
Hadley’s Living with Diabetic Retinopathy
How Diabetes Affects Your Vision
Prevent Blindness: What is diabetes-related eye disease?
Leber Congenital Amaurosis
Macular Degeneration (AMD)
American Macular Degeneration Foundation
Hadley’s Living with Macular Degeneration
Macular Degeneration Foundation
Retinitis Pigmentosa
Stargardt Disease
Usher Syndrome
Research
Foundation Fighting Blindness – retinal diseases:
- My Retina Tracker Registry: a research database of people and families affected by rare inherited retinal degenerative diseases (IRD). There are over 20 retinal degenerative diseases which the Foundation Fighting Blindness studies. The list, includes retinitis pigmentosa, Leber congenital amaurosis, Stargardt disease, Usher syndrome, Best disease, choroideremia, and achromatopsia, amongst others.
- Clinical Trial Pipeline
Prevent Blindness: Clinical trials for eye diseases and vision