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Do you know everything you need to know about vision loss? Select from the options below to begin your journey:

Visitors with Vision Loss

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Quick access to our most popular content for people who are blind or have low vision

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Family and Caregivers

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Resources and support for family, friends, and caregivers of people with vision loss

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Professionals

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Tools, educational information, and profiles for health care, social services, and vision rehabilitation professionals

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ONLINE COURSES

The AWARE Online Education Center provides courses on topics related to vision loss and vision rehabilitation for health care and social services professionals.

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Tom McCarville

GLAUCOMA WEEK IS MARCH 7-13, 2010

Read this statement from Paul A. Sieving, MD, PhD, Director of the National Eye Institute, during World Glaucoma Week.

My Story - Tom McCarville
Life changed when Tom decided to visit his eye doctor and purchase a more modern pair of eyeglass frames. He was given the news that he had permanently lost 20% of his peripheral vision through glaucoma. "The disease is out of control," he was told by his ophthalmologist.

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