{"id":2278,"date":"2013-05-08T20:55:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-09T00:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/for-patients\/eye-care-resources\/"},"modified":"2023-07-21T12:34:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T16:34:37","slug":"eye-care-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/for-patients\/eye-care-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Eye Care Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">At UNC Eye, we treat all eye conditions, blending world class care with a hometown touch. The below American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and other external links provide educational resources on parts of the eye and how they enable us to see, as well as useful eye health and eye safety tips on optimizing vision long-term and reducing risk of eye injuries.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/eye-health\/anatomy\/parts-of-eye\">Anatomy of the Eye: How We See Using Parts of the Eye<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">\n<h4><span class=\"summary\"><a class=\"contenttype-link state-published url\" href=\"\/ophth\/for-patients\/eye-care-resources\/glossary\">Glossary of Eye Terminology<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">\n<h4><span class=\"summary\"><a class=\"contenttype-link state-published url\" href=\"\/ophth\/for-patients\/eye-care-resources\/healthy-eyes\">Healthy Eyes<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/eye-health\/tips-prevention-list\">Tips &amp; Prevention<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7486 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2023\/06\/AAO-logo-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2023\/06\/AAO-logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2023\/06\/AAO-logo.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/eye-health\">\u00a0<strong>Eye Smart<\/strong> <\/a> website provides useful\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/eye-health\/resources\/articles\">Eye Health and Eye Safety<\/a><\/span> tips and information year-round for optimizing eye health and reducing risk of ocular injury.<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7595 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2023\/06\/National-Eye-Institute-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"95\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nei.nih.gov\/learn-about-eye-health\/outreach-resources\/vision-and-aging-resources\/vision-and-aging-videos\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a> to watch videos produced by the National Eye Institute (NEI) that provide practice and prevention tips on maintaining good eye health.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/visionhealth\/index.htm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2023\/07\/CDC-logo-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2023\/07\/CDC-logo-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2023\/07\/CDC-logo.jpg 318w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #258dc4\"><strong>Vision Health Initiative<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/visionhealth\/index.htm\"> CDC&#8217;s Vision Health Initiative<\/a> <\/strong>brings together state and national partners, to strengthen science and develop interventions to improve eye health, reduce vision loss and blindness, and promote the health of people with vision loss.<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nei.nih.gov\/learn-about-eye-health\/outreach-resources\/see-what-i-see-virtual-reality-eye-disease-experience\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7066 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2023\/01\/NEI-VR-app-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2023\/01\/NEI-VR-app-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2023\/01\/NEI-VR-app-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2023\/01\/NEI-VR-app.png 522w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To virtually &#8220;see&#8221; 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Download this virtual reality app at the <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=gov.nih.neivr&amp;hl=en_US&amp;gl=US\"><strong>Google Play<\/strong><\/a> or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/app-store\/\">Apple<\/a> <\/strong>app stores.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At UNC Eye, we treat all eye conditions, blending world class care with a hometown touch. 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