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Articles about Problems Seeing in CFS, FM; Vision; Imagery
- What causes vision problems in POTS patients?
Crista Procopio, With a Side of Salt, 2013
- Keep Your Eye on CFIDS
Melissa Kaplan's CND, From
The Clinical and Scientific Basis of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis /
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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Visual Dysfunction in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (PDF)
CFS Research Review /
Vedelago, OD, 2001
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Info for Eye Care Professionals: Common Vision-Related FMS&MPS Complex Symptoms
Starlanyl
- Fibromyalgia and Your Eyesight
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CFS - Vision and Eye Problems
CFSsquared.com
- Imagery & CFS
Holistic Online
- Q&A Our Way: Do People have trouble reading?
CFSupport
- Eye Fatigue
Natural Eye Care
- Vision Yoga
Natural Eye Care, Marc Grossman, OD
- Vision Problems in CFS and Fibromyalgia
Jacob Teitelbaum, MD, 2012
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Your Eyes
RebuildYourVision.com
- When Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Harms Vision
Beth W. Orenstein, EveryDayHealth.com, 2010
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Eye health could help diagnose people with chronic fatigue syndrome
University of Leicester, 2015
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Our work on vision-related problems in CFS/ME
Claire V Hutchinson, PhD, University of Leicester, Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Johns-Hopkins Wilmer Eye Clinic (410) 955-0580
Baltimore MD
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/wilmer/
Member Comment:
"They are excellent and are very willing to work with you. I don't know
the name of who I saw, but he was excellent, very supportive of my
battles with CFS and other health issues. I was referred to
him by my family doctor after I complained to him about the problems I was
having with local ophthalmologists not being very responsive or
understanding. If can't go to Johns-Hopkins, try the doctors at
Georgetown University hospital. Teaching hospitals,
generally, have the latest technology and greater capability to handle special
needs."
David K Chow MD
1830 Town Center Dr. #210, Reston VA 21090 (703) 478-3000
8330 Boon Blvd Blvd Ste 160, Vienna VA 22182 (703) 448-2800 (Tyson's Corner)
eyedrchow AT yahoo.com
Two group members went to him for dry
eyes. One received help. Other got the puncta plugs for tear ducts she wanted to
try for dry eyes. They didn't help and so were removed. Dr. Chow kind
enough to allow her to lie down on floor in another office room in
Reston until appointment time without much fuss.
Northern VA Ophtholmolgy Associates (703) 534-3900
Has many eye doctors.
Has pediatric specialists for adults with problems with eyes not aligning,
something that can be more frustrating with dysautonomia (e.g. cross
eye, walleye, strabismus).
http://www.nvoaeyes.com/
Connell Trimber MD retired 2008
More CFS/FMS Eye/Vision Info
Visual Dysfunction in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Summer 2001 The CFIDS Chronicle)
By Lesley J. Vedelago, O.D.
If you have it, see April 2006 Fibromyalgia Network for a Q&A with Charles Lapp, MD:
Does FMS affect eyesight and if so, what are your recommendations for dealing with this symptom?
Short answer: Yes, the eye muscles get tired just like the rest. Common
problems with eyes are described as are several recommendations.
General Ophthalmology Information:
American Academy of Ophthalmology
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OPTOMETRY
Steven Flemke OD
18 Cranbrook Rd, Cockeysville MD 21030 (410) 666-0610
6330 Daybreak Circle, Clarksville MD 21029 (410) 531-7920
Member comment:
Wonderful! The doctors at Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Clinic recommended
him years ago. I have severe CFIDS with NMH and POTS, plus a previous
traumatic brain injury that affected my visual special cortex. I cannot
tell you how much time and care this man has given me. He is
child-friendly. From day one, he listened carefully and tried to
understand exactly what he could and couldn't do with me.
Together we have tried everything. In a world of clinicians
who tend to approach us with THEIR agendas instead of OURS, I cannot
recommend him highly enough."
Robin Rinearson OD (703) 578-3600
Rock Spring Professional Center
5653 Columbia Pike #101
Bailey's Crossroads, VA 22041
http://www.novavisioncenter.com/ourstaff.htm
"This is a forward thinking practice and more than one might expect
from an optometrist - they deal with a lot of unusual and complex
problems. She takes a very complete medical
history. She's
shown a deep appreciation of the multitude of factors that affect
vision when a patient has a chronic condition and health is
variable. She's understanding about our concerns, she's
responsive, cheerful, and supportive. She's a
straight-talker."
Thomas Azman, OD 410-561-8050
Dry Eye Center of Maryland
2219 York Rd., Suite 101
Timonium, MD 21093
DrTA at AzmanEye.com
Specializing in Dry Eye Syndrome, contact lenses, and laser vision correction.
www.dryeyecenterofmd.com/HTML/doctors.html
www.colormax.org/about.htm (Azman Color Vision Specialists)
Kelly Joedicke, O. D.
Ashburn Eyecare Associates
(703) 830-6380 Chantilly, VA
(703) 726-0005 Ashburn, VA
www.ashburneyecare.com/
Member comment: "Willing to prescribe distance and reading glasses if
progressives and having to move one's head so much gives neck problems. Willing to forego eye pupil dilation with no fuss if one feels too autonomic nervous system challenged already."
Dennis R. Cantwell, OD, FCOVD
7002B Little River Turnpike, Annandale VA 22003 703-941-3937
44110 Ashburn Village Plaza #134, Ashburn VA 20147 703-723-7333
www.cantwellvisiontherapy.com/
One group member reports doing well with Dr. Cantwell's Vision Therapy.
We had scheduled him to speak to group, but a snowstorm canceled it. From website: Vision
Therapy is an individualized, supervised, treatment program designed to correct
visual-motor and/or perceptual-cognitive deficiencies. Vision Therapy
sessions include procedures designed to enhance the brain's ability to
control: eye alignment, eye teaming, eye focusing abilities, eye
movements, and/or visual processing. Visual-motor skills and endurance
are developed through the use of specialized computer and optical
devices, including therapeutic lenses, prisms, and filters. During the
final stages of therapy, the patient's newly acquired visual skills are
reinforced and made automatic through repetition and by integration
with motor and cognitive skills.
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OPTICIANS & EYE GLASSES
Opticians
specialize in the design, fitting, and dispensing of eyeglasses,
contact lenses, low vision aids, and prosthetic ocular devices. Using
the initial prescription from an Ophthalmologist (medical doctors) or
Optometrist (general eye practitioners) they determine the
specifications of various ophthalmic devices that will give the
necessary correction to a person's eyesight.
ZenniOptical.com
With eye glasses prescription in hand, and measuring your own distance between pupils in millimeters using a ruler, one can order very nice eye glasses for low cost! Excellent choices. Glasses come within two weeks. Single vision, bifocals, more.
zennioptical.com/
Eye Street Optical (703) 830-6377
Chantilly, VA
eyestreetoptical.com/
Member comments:
"Wonderful service, repeatedly!"
"Discounts and coupons and fair prices if don't have vision insurance."
Francisco Altamirano, Optician (703) 444-8500
CountrySide Optical Boutique
20 Pidgeon Hill Dr #107, Sterling VA 20165
www.eyeunique.com
Custom fit eyewear, including home visits
or frame selection and fittings at your office. Thin, Lite,
anti-reflective lenses for comfort and relief. Pediatric eyewear
specialty, too. Plan to have eyewear prescription in hand for your
appointment.
Services and Resources for Regarding Eyes and Vision
American
Academy of Ophthalmology
http://www.aao.org/
Find an
Ophthalmologist
Provides referrals for people over age 65 who cannot afford to see an
ophthalmologist;
also diabetics, glaucoma sufferers, and children:
EyeCare America (800) 222-EYES
(3937) 655 Beach
Street San Francisco, CA
A public service foundation of the American
Academy
of Ophthalmology, EyeCare America offers multiple eye care programs for
which individuals may qualify. Callers will be asked a series of
questions to determine the program that provides the most appropriate
eye care services. Eligible seniors who have not seen an
ophthalmologist in three or more years may be able to receive a
referral for eye care at no out-of-pocket cost for up to one year.
http://www.eyecareamerica.org/
Seniors EyeCare Program:1-800-222-EYES (3937)
Glaucoma EyeCare Program:1-800-391-EYES (3937)
Diabetes EyeCare Program:1-800-272-EYES (3937)
Children’s EyeCare Program:1-877-887-6327
American Optometric
Association
http://www.aoa.org/
Sponsors
public programs. Free eye exams for those
who qualify.
Vision USA (800) 365-2219
(703) 739-9200. 1505 Prince
Street, Suite 300, Alexandria, VA 22314. (314)
991-4100. 243 N. Lindbergh Blvd.,
St. Louis, MO 63141. http://www.aoa.org/x5607.xml
The program is open to children and adults of all ages who qualify.
Here are the general eligibility requirements, although they may vary
by state. To receive free services, individuals must:
- Have a job or live in a household where there is one working member;
- Have no vision insurance (this may include Medicare/Medicaid);
- Have income below an established level based on household size; and
- Not have had an eye exam within 2 years.
If an individual or family is eligible, they will be matched with a
volunteer doctor of optometry who will provide a comprehensive eye exam
at no charge. Doctors are donating services and may be limited in some
areas. Eyewear may also be provided at no cost or for a small
fee/donation in some states.
InfantSEE®
http://www.infantsee.org/
A public health program designed to ensure that eye and vision
care becomes an integral part of infant wellness care to improve a
child's quality of life. Under this program, our member optometrists
will provide a comprehensive infant eye assessment within the first
year of life as a no cost public health service. Find an
InfantSee® Doctor.
Optometry's Fund for Disaster Relief
Assisting
optometrists whose lives and practices have been disrupted by hurricanes, floods, disaster.
Disability
Related Products/Services Companies
Includes Reading Aids, low vision product links.
http://www.makoa.org/cmpyinfo.htm
LS&S
(800) 468-4789
The Catalog of products for the visually impaired and hard of
hearing
Folding Canes, Easy to Read Telephones
http://www.lssproducts.com/default.asp
The Knights
Templar Eye Foundation (847) 490-3838
1000 East State Parkway, Suite I
Schaumburg, IL 60173-4592
Helps US citizens who cannot afford surgery and are not
eligible for government-funded health care. A letter of denial from a
social or government agency is necessary for assistance. Provided the
Foundation has approved the surgical financial costs, and the doctor
has recommended eyeglasses for the patient, eyeglasses would also be
approved by the Foundation. The Foundation does not provide
eyeglasses if no surgery was involved.
http://www.knightstemplar.org/ktef/
The
Hill-Burton Free & Reduced Cost Health Care Program (800) 638-0742; Maryland: (800) 492-0359
Participating hospitals and other health care facilities provide
medical care for fee or at reduced cost to those who meet eligibility
requirements, based on family size and income. Income is calculated
based on actual income for the last 12 months or last 3 month's income
times 4, whichever is less. You may qualify if your income falls within
the poverty guidelines, as published in the Federal Register every
year. You may also qualify for free or reduced cost care at some
facilities if your income is up to double (or triple for nursing home
services) the poverty guidelines.
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
5600 Fishers Lane - Room 11-19
Rockville, MD 20857
301-443-5656
http://www.hrsa.gov/hillburton/default.htm
Lions
Club International (800) 747-4448
Web page for international sight and hearing conservation
and services links:
http://www.lionnet.com/program_sites.html
The Vision Learning Center
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, Illinois 60606
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
(888) 657-7323 and ask for the library serving your area
Talking Books inquiry - https://www.nlstalkingbooks.org/
Free extensive cassette or disk audio library and free listening device
available for the qualifying individual, including books, magazines,
and video for the vision impaired. Special listening devices for the
hard of hearing. Braille is also available. Talking Book Topics
available at the National Library Service home page:
http://www.loc.gov/nls
Find a Library near you
VA/MD/DC area:
Alexandria Library-Beatley Central (703)
519-5911; TDD: (703) 519-5918
Talking Book Service 5005
Duke Street Alexandria, VA
22304-2903 Library Code: VA1B
emccaffrey@alexandria.lib.va.us
http://www.alexandria.lib.va.us/main/talking_book.html
Talking Book Service (703)
228-6333; TDD: (703) 228-6320
Arlington County Sub-Regional Library
1015 North Quincy Street Arlington,
VA 22201 Library Code: VA1C
talkingbooks@arlingtonva.us
http://www.arlingtonva.us/Departments/Libraries/outreach/LibrariesOutreachSpecialNeeds.aspx
Access Services, (703)
324-8380; TDD: (703) 324-8365
Fairfax County Public Library 12000
Government Center Parkway, Suite 123
Fairfax, VA 22035-0012
access@fairfaxcounty.gov
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/as/default.htm
Special Needs Library, (240) 777-0960,
(240) 777-0959 and TDD: (301) 897-2217
Disability Resource Center at the Rockville Library
Montgomery
County Department of Libraries
21 Maryland Avenue, Suite 100
Rockville, MD 20850
http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/apps/libraries/branchinfo/sn.asp
Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (410)
230-2424
Toll-free (In-state): (800) 964-9209 and TDD: (410) 333-8679
415 Park Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21201-3603
Library Code: MD1A
recept@lbph.lib.md.us
http://www.lbph.lib.md.us
Adaptive Services Division, (202) 727-2142
and (202) 727-2270, TDD: (202) 727-2255 DC
Public Library
901 G Street NW, Room 215
Washington, DC 20001
Library Code: DC1A
lbph.dcpl@dc.gov
http://dclibrary.org/lbph/
New Eyes for the Needy (973) 376-4903
549
Millburn Avenue, PO Box 332
Short Hills, NJ 07078-3330
New
Eyes for the Needy purchases new prescription
eyeglasses for low-income individuals in the US through a voucher
program. Who
Is Eligible? Applicants must: Be in financial need; Have had
a recent eye exam. New Eyes does not pay for eye exams. Click
here if you need assistance in locating a source of free or low-cost
eye exams;
Have no other resources available to them to pay for glasses, including
federal or state programs or assistance from local charitable
organizations. A New Eyes voucher typically covers only the cost of a
basic pair of single or bifocal eyeglasses. New Eyes also provides
recycled eyeglasses to ~ 350,000 people in developing nations. How
to Donate Glasses.
http://www.neweyesfortheneedy.org/
Sources
of Free or Low-Cost Eye Exams: National,
New
Jersey (NJ), and Selected
States
The Shepherd's Table, Inc. (301)
585-6463
8210A Colonial Lane
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Has a vision clinic that provides eye exams to the homeless and the
needy.
http://www.shepherdstable.org/eyeclinic.htm
Their goal is to provide food, clothing, counseling, medical and other
support services, effectively and compassionately, to individuals and
families seeking assistance in meeting their basic needs and helping
them to reach their fullest potential. Serves average of 133 meals
daily.
The ARK of Chicago (773) 973-1000, Ext. 214 for Confidential Help
6450 N. California
Chicago, IL 60645
Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan Chicago maintains thrift shops, food panty,
medical and legal clinics, dental
and eye clinics, pharmacy. Crisis intervention, emergency
financial aid, home delivered meals, homeless residences, and programs
for seniors.
http://www.arkchicago.org
http://www.arkchicago.org/health.html
Surgical
Eye Expeditions (SEE) International, Inc. (800) 20-TO-SEE (toll free in US)
= 800-208-6733
7200 Hollister Ave. Unit A
Goleta, CA 93117-2807 USA
(805) 963-3303; 001-805-963-3303
(Outside the US)
A referral service for disadvantaged, sight-impaired individuals who
have limited or no access to eye care in the U.S. SEE
International’s Santa Barbara Vision Care Program (SBVCP)
offers
free vision care services to low income, uninsured individuals and
families.
seeintl@seeintl.org
http://www.seeintl.org/
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Alternative and Complementary Eye
Care Resources
NaturalEyeCare™
and Vision Works (845) 255-8222 & (888)
735-8475
Marc Grossman, O.D., Lic Ac., author of
Greater
Vision: A Comprehensive Program for Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual
Clarity and
Magic
Eye Beyond 3D: Improve Your Vision
New
Paltz, New York 12561
Vision Works' Mission is to protect and save vision by guiding people
along the alternative medicine path with strategies and recommendations
based on peer review studies and professional and patient experiences.
Health of the eye depends on the well-being of one's entire body.
Therefore in healing and preservation of vision we provide lifestyle,
diet, prevention and nutritional recommendations. Store.
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