International Organisations

AMD Alliance

Support for people with age-related macular degeneration.
www.amdalliance.org

International Glaucoma Association

The IGA is a patient-based organisation which works to prevent glaucoma blindness by providing information, literature and advice.
www.iga.org.uk

RobboBraile

A free service allowing people to convert documents automatically to and from Braille and synthetic speech, accessed by email.

http://www.robobraille.org/frontpage

Christian Blind Mission

An organisation reaching out to 18 million people each year who face living in poverty with a disability.
www.cbmuk.org.uk

International Trachoma Initiative

Campaigning to eliminate the world’s leading cause of preventable blindness.
www.trachoma.org

ORBIS

ORBIS International strives to eliminate avoidable blindness and restore sight in the developing world.
www.orbis.org

Sight Savers International

Campaigns to restore sight and improve the lives of people who are irreversibly blind in poor countries around the world.
www.sightsavers.org.uk

World Glaucoma Day

Site established to promote ‘World Glaucoma Day’, which is designed to promote global awareness of glaucoma.
www.wgday.net

Cochrane Eyes and Vision Group

CEVG is an international network of individuals working to prepare, maintain and promote access to systematic reviews of interventions to treat or prevent eye diseases or visual impairment.
www.cochraneeyes.org

Last updated: October 3, 2017