Additional Resources
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21.Eye Simulation Application
This application simulates eye motion and demonstrates the effects of disabling one or more of the 12 eye muscles, and one or more of the 6 cranial nerves that control eye motion.
Purpose: Learning, Reference, Simulation.
Audience: Medical Students.
Reference index:242
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://cim.ucdavis.edu/eyes/eyesim.htm
22.Karger Publishers
Karger is a publishing company specializing in medical and scientific publications. Company produces 76 scientific journals and about 60 book titles per year. High-quality publications are available online; abstracts are free, while access to entire articles requires a subscription. The site sports clean design, but search results lack specificity. Company is based in Germany, but most titles are in English.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors.
Reference index:3362
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.karger.com/
23.Laser Vision½ Centers
Laser Vision Centers, Inc., is the world's largest provider of laser refractive surgery (LASIK surgery) with locations in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Its excimer laser equipment allows ophthalmologists to correct nearsightedness (myopia) and astigmatism. Sparkling clean site offers separate, very thorough sections for consumers, professionals, and prospective investors. Information abounds: FAQs, qualification information, testimonials, and more.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors.
Reference index:43
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.laser-vision.com
24.LaserVue Eye Center
LaserVue operates a network of refractive (laser) eye surgery centers in the San Francisco Bay area. Site introduces the procedure and gives a glossary of terms. Clinics also offer facial rejuvenation cosmetic surgery.
Purpose: Learning, Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Patients.
Reference index:35
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.laservue.com/
25.LASIK Institute, the definitive source in LASIK education
The Lasik Institute is a non-profit organization. Provides educational
source of the Lasik (is a surgical procedure that is capable of correcting
a wide range of nearsightedness-myopia, farsightedness-hyperopia and
astigmatism) procedure for refractive surgery.
Online video presentation of laser vision correction, possibility to choose
a surgeon in your area and check for a board certified ophthalmologist.
Also has section for physicians. Some topics are under development, like
practice management, marketing and pre op/post op. One can purchase a LASIK-
VisionQuest 2000 v four hours CD-ROM for $79.99 + $5.00 for shipping.
Resource for research, news and links.
Purpose: Learning, Reference, Simulation.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Medical Students, Patients.
Reference index:422
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.lasikinstitute.org/
26.BioSites: A Virtual Catalog of Selected Internet Resources in the Biomedical Sciences
BioSites is a listing of the most important Internet resources in the biomedical sciences. The sites are evaluated and selected to major topics.
Purpose: Learning, Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Medical Students.
Reference index:755
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.library.ucsf.edu/biosites/
27.Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., is a publishing company covering the fields of biotechnology, biomedical research, medicine and surgery, law, business, and engineering. Good design and easy navigation make it easy to locate contents of journals and publications. Access to articles requires a subscription; abstracts are not available.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors.
Reference index:2620
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.liebertpub.com/
28.The Low Vision Gateway
The Low Vision Gateway offers a lot of links to other information on the World Wide Web related to the fields of low vision and blindness. Drs. Richard and Laura Windsor are authors of this site at the Low Vision Centre of Indiana.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:515
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.lowvision.org/
29.Mayo clinic
The Mayo Clinic is an online medical information guide that provides users and patients with educational articles about diseases, explaining signs, symptoms, causes, treatments, complications, self-care, prevention, complementary and alternative medicine, the circumstances under which to see a doctor, and more. Site is well organized, has a search option, and allows users to sign up for the newsletter.
Purpose: Learning, Reference.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:8443
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.mayoclinic.com/
30.MedHyg.ch
This well designed and interactive site contains medical and hygiene information, and covers ecology and environmental topics. It offers a knowledge test, discussion pages, an online medical bookstore, plenty of medical news and articles, and information about all medical societies operating in Switzerland. Site is available only in French.
Purpose: Learning.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Medical Students.
Reference index:112
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.medhyg.ch/
31.Physical Exam Study Guides
This site may look simple, but it contains an excellent, thorough guide for first-year medical students to the administration of basic physical examinations. High-qualityinstructional information on examining the chest, abdomen, breast, mental functioning, and much more is included. Though intended for medical students, site is also useful for all those who've ever wondered exactly what was going on when their doctor performed the various components of an examination on them.
Purpose: Learning.
Audience: Medical Students.
Reference index:96
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.medinfo.ufl.edu/year1/bcs/clist/index.html
32.The Merck Manual of Medical Information - Home Edition
This excellent health reference and comprehensive in-depth medical
information and resource is brought by a service from Merck & Co. on a not-
for-profit basis.
Provides two versions: text-based version and a new interactive version
with photos, animations, videos, pronunciations and illustrations.
The print version of the Home Edition is available for $29.95, and CD-ROM
for 39.95
Purpose: Learning, Reference, Simulation.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Medical Students, Nurses, Patients.
Reference index:1121
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.merckhomeedition.com/
33.MD Consult
MD Consult is a solid foundation of online information that "serves the clinical content needs of physicians." Over 50 publishers, organizations, and societies dispense their information through this site, which currently boasts as subscribers over 200,000 individuals and 1,000 health systems and hospitals. Extremely professional site offers a free trial subscription; after that, users can choose among a variety of subscription plans that cover the core collection, the cardiological collection, or both.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Nurses.
Reference index:1666
Price:199.9500
URL:http://www.mdconsult.com/
34.Macular Degeneration Support-The Eyes of the MD Community
Macular Degeneration Support, Inc. is a not-for-profit
corporation which
provides information and support for people dealing
with macular
degeneration and related diseases of the retina.
Includes e-mail discussion group, message board & chat
room, research library, and
extended links.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:58
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.mdsupport.org
35.Medical Economics Company
The Medical Economics Company produces high-quality products and services in the field of healthcare information and communications. These include magazines, directories, references, newsletters, databases, and new media products. Pleasant, crisply-designed site allows users to browse company's publications by subject matter or media type.
Purpose: Learning.
Audience: Dentists, Medical Doctors, Nurses.
Reference index:1228
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.medec.com/
36.Medem Inc
Medem is physician-patient communications network and e-health information provider that was founded by several trusted medical societies. It provides patients access to trustworthy health information via innovative and secure technological tools and the chance to link to doctors' personal web pages. A section for physicians guides them through building their own web sites. A section for patients helps link them to medical professionals. A corporate section gives information about Medem products and services, publication information, job opportunities, and more. Site provides current, comprehensive, and peer-reviewed information through the Medem Library that is organized according to life stages; diseases and conditions; therapies and health strategies; and health and society. Site even offers a free health newsletter for children.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:9087
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.medem.com/
37.UK Medical Directory - medic8.com
The Medic8.com directory categorizes links to peer-reviewed medical sites. Use the search engine to find specific data or keywords within selected medical sites. Focus is on UK-related sites. Directory is well-organized if not vast; navigation is a breeze.
Purpose: Learning, Reference.
Audience: Dentists, Medical Doctors, Medical Students, Nurses, Patients.
Reference index:65
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.medic8.com/index.htm
38.Library of the National Medical Society
This site is library of the National Medical Society. Offers full text medical books and journals, online medical diagnosis with treatment options. Created by specialist physicians, includes treatment options for 1200 diseases and 1900 symptoms. Includes 1100 images. Contains excellent drug dosages and drug information for physicians.
Purpose: Learning, Reference, Simulation.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Medical Students, Patients.
Reference index:2290
Price:9.9500
URL:http://www.medical-library.org/
39.The Internet Medical Products Guide
This site provides extensive listings of products that are available for healthcare professionals, providing up-to-date information on the latest items to hit the market. Information about each item is provided by the company that produced it, which means there is little critical appraisal of the products. However, listings are very comprehensive, and the service helps healthcare professionals locate obscure products that may benefit their practices and their patients' health.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors.
Reference index:6
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.medmarket.com/index.cfm?id=product_guide
40.med411.com - medical portal and search engine
Becoming internet¦s premiere medical community, med411 promises to be a functional tool as it builds the future telemedical communication. Med411, the commercial, medical search engine, values its medbookstore with over 90,000 medical titles, thousands of medical software, supplies and journals. It offers both doctors and patients simplified medical record keeping, third party billing, office management and appointment schedules.
Purpose: Learning, Reference.
Audience: Dentists, Medical Doctors, Medical Students, Nurses, Patients.
Reference index:1917
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.med411.com/
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