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Patient Education Information and Handouts Patient education is an important aspect of eye care.  It allows patients to be informed about their eye disease conditions and/or disorders, and helps them participate in the proper management with their eye doctor.  Please click on the particular information of interest: Amsler Grid Applying Eye Ointment Bifocal Adaptation             Care of Eyeglasses Cataracts               Cool Compresses Diabetic Retinopathy Dry Eye Syndrome  Fluorescein Angiography Glaucoma Hard Contact Lens Instilling Eye Drops Lid Massage  Lid Scrubs Low Vision Devices  Macular Degeneration Peripheral Retinal Disease  Soft Contact Lenses Ultraviolet Radiation Video Display Terminals Warm Compresses Additional Useful Links  American Optometric Association Eye & Vision Problems Note: Links to a website outside VA My Healthe Vet National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP) Note: Links to a website outside VA National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health Note: Links to a website outside VA Pharmacy Benefits Management Services  National Formulary VHA Office of Public Health VHA Office of Telehealth Services

To leave feedback regarding this page or the VHA Optometry Website, email Ms. Kathleen Gernhart, Administrative Officer, VA Optometry Service.