The National Eye Institute does not provide referrals or recommend specific eye care professionals. However, you may wish to consider the following ways of finding a professional to provide your eye care.
You can:
* Ask family members and friends about eye care professionals they use.
* Ask your family doctor for the name of a local eye care specialist.
* Call the department of ophthalmology or optometry at a nearby hospital or university medical center.
* Contact a state or county association of ophthalmologists or optometrists. These groups, usually called academies or societies, may have lists of eye care professionals with specific information on specialty and experience.
* Contact your insurance company or health plan to learn whether it has a list of eye care professionals that are covered under your plan.
At a bookstore or library, check on available journals and books about choosing a physician and medical treatment. A library reference specialist can help you identify books on finding health care professionals. Here are some examples:
* Most large libraries have the reference set The ABMS Compendium of Certified Medical Professionals, which lists board-certified ophthalmologists, each with a small amount of biographical information.
* Each year usually in August the magazine U.S. News and World Report features an article that rates hospitals in the United States.
* The Consumer's Guide to Top Doctors provides a state-by-state listing of medical specialists most frequently mentioned in a survey of doctors.
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