Retinitis Pigmentosa (cont.)
Medical Author:
Frank J. Weinstock, MD, FACS
Frank J. Weinstock, MD, FACSDr. Weinstock is a board-certified ophthalmologist. He practices general ophthalmology in Canton, Ohio, with a special interest in contact lenses. He holds faculty positions of Professor of Ophthalmology at the Northeastern Ohio Colleges of Medicine and Affiliate Clinical Professor in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical Science at Florida Atlantic University. Medical Editor:
Andrew A. Dahl, MD, FACS
Andrew A. Dahl, MD, FACSAndrew A. Dahl, MD, is a board-certified ophthalmologist. Dr. Dahl's educational background includes a BA with Honors and Distinction from Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, and an MD from Cornell University, where he was selected for Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society. He had an internal medical internship at the New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center. In this Article
 Where can I find out more information about retinitis pigmentosa?The American Academy of Ophthalmology
National Association for Visually Handicapped NIH/National Eye Institute "Retinitis Pigmentosa," National Institutes of Health, Office of Rare Diseases Research Retinitis Pigmentosa International Foundation Fighting Blindness National Association for Parents of Children With Visual Impairments (NAPVI) American Foundation for the Blind Council of Families Wth Visual Impairment American Printing House for the Blind Recording for the Blind, Inc. MUMS (Mothers United for Moral Support, Inc.) National Parent-to-Parent
Network Foundation Fighting Blindness (Canada) Retina International
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