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Coloboma
UK sources of information and / or support
Royal National Institute for the Blind
Aims to help people get on with their lives, despite their difficulties, by offering practical support and advice. Includes information on coloboma.
Understanding Coloboma
Peter Attenborough is the parent of 8 year old Jonathan who was born with bilateral coloboma and microphthalmia. He is also the Chairman of the Micro and Anophthalmic Children's Society (MACS). Here he describes finding out about Jonathan's eye condition and day to day living with coloboma. From the RNIB website.
Micro & Anophthalmic Childrens Society
Offers support to families of children with Anopthalmia (Eyelessness), Microphthalmia (Small eyes) and Coloboma (a structural eye defect).
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- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
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- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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CHARGE Family Support Group Eyeless Trust Micro and Anophthalmic Children's SocietyMedical reference articles in PatientPlus related to this topic (^ top of page)
ColobomaOther - Useful resources (^ top of page)
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