by Marc R. Rose
Council of Citizens with Low Vision International (CCLVI)
5707 Brockton Drive, #302
Indianapolis, IN 46220-5481
(800) 733-2258
(317) 254-1332
Fax: (317) 251-6599
State and regional chapters offer newsletter and low-vision resources.
Glaucoma Support Network
Glaucoma Research Foundation
490 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
(800) 826-6693
(415) 986-3162
E-mail: [email protected]
A national telephone network for glaucoma patients and their families. Support and encouragement from volunteers help patients cope with vision loss from glaucoma. The Glaucoma Research Foundation sponsors and conducts research, provides patient education and support services, publishes Gleams (a quarterly newsletter) and a patient guide about treatments, therapies, and coping with glaucoma.
Lighthouse National Center for Vision and Aging
111 E. 59th Street
New York, NY 10022
(800) 334-5497
(212) 821-9713
Clearinghouse of support groups for visually impaired older people. Publishes a directory of self-help and mutual-aid support groups and a newsletter. The Lighthouse Center for Education, another branch of this organization, provides information, resources, education, and professionally prepared multimedia and print materials for community education lectures. Technical consultations and catalog available.
The Lighthouse, Inc.
Consumer Products
36-02 Northern Boulevard
Long Island City, NY 11101
(800) 829-0500
(718) 937-6959
Publishes a catalog of nonoptical devices and products for daily living.
Independent Living Aids, Inc.
27 E. Mall
Plainview, NY 11803
(800) 537-2118
(516) 752-8080
Fax: (516) 752-3135
Publishes a catalog of low-vision devices for daily living.
Macular Degeneration Awareness
Education Support Group Against All Odds, Inc.
Contact: Morton Bond
700 S. Hollybrook Drive #210
Pembroke Pines, FL 33025
(305) 431-3111
Nonprofit organization providing awareness, education, and support.
Macular Degeneration Foundation Education, Inc.
P.O. Box 9752
San Jose, CA 95157-9752
(408) 260-1335
Fax: (408) 260-1336
E-mail: [email protected]
[email protected]
Nonprofit corporation that provides a newsletter and other support services to the visually impaired.
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
1 Information Way
Bethseda, MD 20892-3560
(301) 654-3327
Provides publications on diabetes. Answers requests for specialized information, publishes quarterly bulletin, and maintains a database of diabetes educational materials.
The Foundation Fighting Blindness
Executive Plaza 1, Suite 800
11350 McCormick Road
Hunt Valley, MD 21031-1014
(888) 394-3937
(800) 683-5551
(410) 785-1414
(410) 785-9687
Fax: (410) 771-9470
Provides information for those with retinal degenerative diseases (such as macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa). Call one of the toll-free numbers for a listing of support groups in your area.
Independent Living Aids, Inc.
27 E. Mall
Plainview, NY 11803
(800) 537-2118
(516) 752-8080
(516) 752-3135
American Council of the Blind
1155 15th Street NW, Suite 720
Washington, DC 20005
(800) 424-8666 (weekdays 3-5:30 P.M. Eastern time)
(202) 467-5081
(800) 424-8666 (6 P.M. to midnight in Washington, DC)
National membership organization of the blind with state, local, and special-interest chapters; free monthly magazine in large print and Braille, on cassette and on disk.
National Federation of the Blind
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 659–9314
National organization with local chapters of partially sighted and blind members. Offers national magazine and literature in print and Braille, and on cassette. Maintains referral and job services.
Large-Print Reading Materials
American Printing House for the Blind
1839 Frankfort Avenue
PO Box 6085
Louisville, KY 40206-0085
(800) 223-1839
(502) 895-2405
(502) 899-2274
E-mail: [email protected]
Large-type textbooks, cookbooks, and dictionaries. Call for a free catalog and semi-annual newsletters in 14-point type.
Blindskills, Inc.
PO Box 5181
Salem, OR 97304-0181
(503) 581-4224
Fax: (503) 581-0178
Publishes quarterly magazine, Dialogue, in large print and Braille, or on tape.
Doubleday Large Print Home Library
Membership Services Center
6550 East 30th Street
PO Box 6325
Indianapolis, IN 46206
(317) 541-8920
Large-print and cassette editions of best-sellers.
G. K. Hall and Company/Thorndike Press
PO Box 159
Thorndike, ME 04986
(800) 223-6121
(207) 948-2962
Fax: (800) 558-4676 (toll-free)
Direct sale of large-print books.
John Milton Society for the Blind
475 Riverside Drive, Room 455
New York, NY 10115
(212) 870-3336
Fax: (212) 870-3229
Provides free large-type directory of resources and free Christian literature in large type and Braille, and on cassette.
Library of Congress
National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
1291 Taylor Street, NW
Washington, DC 20542
(800) 424-8567
(202) 707-5100
(202) 707-0744
Fax: (202) 707-0712
Administers a national library service that provides Braille and recorded books and magazines on free loan to those who can’t read standard print due to visual or physical disability.
New York Times/Large Print Weekly
229 W. 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036
(800) 631-2580 for large-type weekly subscriptions
(212) 556-1734 (main office)
Offers large-print New York Times subscriptions for home or business delivery.
Reader’s Digest/Large Type Edition
PO Box 241
Mount Morris, IL 61054
(800) 877-5293
(815) 734-6963
Offers subscriptions to large-print Reader’s Digest. Condensed books, the Great Biographies series, and the Bible are also available in large print.
The World at Large, Inc.
1689 46th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11204
(800) 285-2743
(718) 972-4000
Fax: (718) 972-9400
Biweekly large-print newspaper that prints articles from magazines such as U.S. News and World Report, Time, and the Christian Science Monitor.
Ulverscroft Large Print (USA), Inc.
PO Box 1230
West Seneca, NY 14224-1230
(800) 955-9659
(716) 674-4270
(716) 674-4195
Direct sale of large-print books.
Recorded Reading Materials
American Printing House for the Blind
/> 1839 Frankfort Avenue
PO Box 6085
Louisville, KY 40206-0085
(800) 223-1839
(502) 895-2405
Fax: (502) 899-2274
E-mail: [email protected]
Provides free subscriptions to Newsweek and other magazines on cassette, Reader’s Digest on cassette or in Braille, and a catalog on cassette listing educational resources.
Associated Services for the Blind
919 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(800) 876-5456 (toll-free retail outlet offering products for the visually impaired, 10 A.M.–4 P.M. Eastern time)
(215) 627-0600
Fax: (215) 627-0692
Produces large-print, cassette, and Braille materials for the visually impaired in the business community.
Books on Tape, Inc.
PO Box 7900
Newport Beach, CA 92658-7900
(800) 626-3333
Rentals of books on tape from classics to best-sellers.
Braille Circulating Library
2700 Stuart Avenue
Richmond, VA 23220-3305
(804) 359-3743
Fax: (804) 359-4777
Books on cassette and in Braille, as well as large-print materials.
Choice Magazine Listening
85 Channel Drive
Port Washington, NY 11050-2216
(516) 883-8280
Fax: (516) 944-6849
Selected unabridged articles on cassette bimonthly, free of charge, from popular print magazines.
Christian Record Services, Inc.
4444 S. 52nd Street
PO Box 6097
Lincoln, NE 68506
(402) 488-0981
Fax: (402) 488-7582
(402) 488-1902
Provides free Christian publications and programs for the visually or hearing impaired. Magazines in large print and Braille, or on cassette, a lending library, a Bible correspondence school, and other services are available.
Jewish Braille Institute of America, Inc.
110 E. 30th Street
New York, NY 10016
(212) 889-2525
Large-print, Braille, and talking books.
Jewish Guild for the Blind
15 W. 65th Street
New York, NY 10023
(212) 769-6200
Provides a radio reading service and books on tape. Offers comprehensive low-vision evaluations and services.
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
The Anne T. MacDonald Center
20 Roszel Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
(800) 221-4792
(609) 452-0606
Provides free educational and professional materials on tape to help those with reading problems pursue their chosen occupations. Direct sale of books on computer disk and specially adapted players and recorders.
Xavier Society for the Blind
154 E. 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010
(800) 637-9193
(212) 473-7800
Fax: (212) 473-7801
Inspirational and religious materials in large-print, tape, and Braille formats. Catholic periodicals, Bible program, lending library, and religion textbooks are also available.
General Information and Referral Services
American Academy of Ophthalmology
Public Information Program
PO Box 7424
San Francisco, CA 94120-7424
(415) 561-8500
E-mail: [email protected]
Brochures and eye fact sheets on eye conditions and visual impairment.
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(800) 232-5463
(212) 502-7600
(212) 620-2158
(212) 620-2147 (NY residents)
Offers consultation services to eye-care, rehabilitation, and education professionals, serves as a national clearinghouse for information about blindness, publishes “Directory of Agencies Serving the Visually Handicapped,” and maintains regional offices throughout the United States.
National Eye Institute
Information Office
Building 31, Room 6A32
31 Center Drive MSC 2510
Bethesda, MD 20892-2510
(301) 496-5248
Provides publications on eye diseases and information on current eye research.
Prevent Blindness America (formerly National Society to Prevent Blindness)
500 E. Remington Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(800) 331-2020
(708) 843-2020
Publishes a variety of information on vision, eye health, and safety. Provides information on eye research and some community services.
Resources for Rehabilitation
33 Bedford Street, Suite 19A
Lexington, MA 02173
(617) 862-6455
Fax: (617) 861-7517
Publishes large-print directories such as Living with Low Vision: A Resource Guide for People with Sight Loss and Resources for Elders with Disabilities, as well as large-print resource lists.
VISION Foundation, Inc.
818 Mt. Auburn Street
Watertown, MA 02172
(800) 852-3029
(617) 926-4232
Fax: (617) 926-1412
Publishes the VISION Resource List, available in large print or cassette.
Visions/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
120 Wall Street, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10005-3904
(212) 425-2255
Fax: (212) 425-7114
Offers free services to anyone over age fifty-five with vision problems, including self-help study kits, rehabilitation training in the home, and a year-round vacation camp for blind adults and their families.
Recommended Reading
General Nutrition and Wellness
Batmanghelidj, F., M.D. Your Body’s Many Cries for Water. Falls Church, Va.: Global Health Solutions, Inc., 1995.
Bland, John H., M.D. Live Long, Die Fast. Minneapolis: Fairview Press, 1997.
Blaylock, Russell. Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills. Sante Fe, N.M.: Health Press, 1994.
D’Adamo, Peter, N.D. Eat Right 4 Your Type. New York: Putnam, 1996.
Fallon, Sally. Nourishing Traditions. San Diego: ProMotion Publishing, 1995.
Golan, Ralph, M.D. Optimal Wellness. New York: Ballantine Books, 1995.
Jahnke, Roger. The Healer Within. San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1997.
Mindell, Earl, R.Ph., Ph.D., and Virginia Hopkins. Dr. Earl Mindell’s What You Should Know About…Series. New Canaan, Conn.: Keats Publishing, 1996.
Morton, Mary and Michael. Five Steps to Selecting the Best Alternative Medicine. Novato, Calif.: New World Library, 1996.
Pauling, Linus. How To Live Longer and Feel Better. New York: Avon Books, 1987.
——. Vitamin C and the Common Cold. Tampa Bay, Fla.: Buccanneer Books, Inc., 1995.
Pizzorno, Joseph N. Total Wellness, Rocklin, Calif: Prima Publishing, 1996.
Robbins, John. Reclaiming Our Health. Tiburon, Calif.: H. J. Kramer, 1996.
Sears, Barry. The Zone. New York: HarperCollins, 1996.
Todd, Gary Price, M.D. Nutrition, Health, and Disease. West Chester, Pa.: Whitford Press, 1985.
Detoxifying
Casdorph, R. H., M.D., and Morton Walker, M.D. Toxic Metal Syndrome: How Metal Poisonings Can Affect Your Brain. Garden City, N.Y.: Avery Publishing Group, 1995.
Golan, Ralph, M.D. Optimal Wellness. New York: Ballantine Books, 1995.
Walker, Morton, M.D. The Chelation Way. Garden City, N.Y.: Avery Publishing Group, 1990.
Hormone Balance And Xenobiotics:
Barnes, Broda. Hypothyroidism: The Unsuspected Illness. New York: Harper and Row, 1976.
Colburn, Theo. Our Stolen Future: Are We Threatening Our Fertility, Intelligence and Survival? New Yo
rk: Plume Books, 1997.
Khalsa, Dharma Singh, M.D. Brain Longevity. New York: Warner Books, 1997.
Klatz, Ronald, and Robert Goldman. Stopping the Clock. New York: Bantam Books, 1996.
Klatz, Ronald, with Carol Kahn. Grow Young with HGH. New York: HarperCollins, 1997.
Lee, John R., M.D., and Virginia Hopkins. What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about Menopause: The Breakthrough Book on Natural Progesterone. New York: Warner Books, 1996.
Sahelian, Ray. Melatonin: Nature’s Sleeping Pill. Garden City, N.Y.: Avery Publishing, 1995.
——DHEA: A Practical Guide. Garden City, N.Y.: Avery Publishing, 1996.
Staying Healthy in a Toxic World
Hunter, Linda Mason. The Healthy Home: An Attic-to-Basement Guide to Toxin-Free Living. New York: Pocket Books, 1990.
Steinman, David, and Michael Wisner. Living Healthy in a Toxic World. New York: The Berkley Publishing Group, 1996.
Drugs
Breggin, Peter. Talking Back to Prozac. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1994.
Mindell, Earl, and Virginia Hopkins. Prescription Alternatives. New Canaan, Conn.: Keats Publishing, 1998.
Appendix III:
References
Chapter 2: How Your Eyes Work
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Chapter 3: The Nutritional Care and Feeding of Your Eyes
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Benzer W, et al. “Effects of intravenous magnesium chloride reverses left ventricular end-diastolic pressure in coronary artery disease.” American Journal of Cardiology 77:638–40, 1996 Mar.15.
Brichard S, Henquin J. “The role of vanadium in the management of diabetes.” Trends in Pharmacological Sciences 16(8):265–70, 1995 Aug.
Bunker VW. “The role of nutrition in osteoporosis.” British Journal of Biomedical Science 51(3):228–40, 1994 Sep.
Hamel F, Duckworth W. “The relationship between insulin and vanadium metabolism in insulin target tissues.” Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry 153(1–2):95–102, 1995 Dec. 6–20.
Jacob RA, Burri BJ. “Oxidative damage and defense.” American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 63(6):985S–90S, 1996 Jun.