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By use of this website you agree to the following without exception:

Cataract Free America® ("we", "us", or "our") maintains this website for the purposes of information, education and communication. If you believe you have an emergent eye care problem, immediately seek the care of an appropriate healthcare professional.

Cataract Free America® endeavors to provide general information about cataracts, cataract care, and vision care issues. It is not intended to and does not provide medical advice. All information communicated by or through Cataract Free America® is informational only and not medical. You agree that you will not rely on our advice for medical information other than to indicate areas for further research and inquiry with an eye health care provider.

Any health advice provided and/or hosted on the Cataract Free America®  website will only be given by non-medically trained individuals unless a clear statement is made that a piece of health advice offered is from a medically qualified individual or organization. Unless specifically stated otherwise, the information provided through the Cataract Free America® website is written by volunteer amateur researchers and is based, in part, on lay analysis of information published in peer-reviewed medical journals and available through the US National Library of Medicine (http://www.PubMed.com) with review and/or editing by the Cataract Free America® Executive Director, Glenn Hagele.

Where appropriate, information contained on this site will be supported by clear references to source data and, where possible, have specific HTML links to that data. The date when a clinical information was last modified will be clearly displayed (e.g. at the bottom of the page) or available though an HTML link.

Whenever possible, claims relating to the benefits/performance of a specific treatment, commercial product, or service will be supported by appropriate, balanced evidence with clear references to source data and, where possible, have specific HTML links to that data.

The information provided by us is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her existing or future physician.

Please view our Privacy Policy for how we collect and use information collected or received through this website.

Cataract Free America® endeavors to provide information in the clearest possible manner and provides contact information for visitors that seek further information or support.

Cataract Free America® is supported by donations, underwriting, and grants from individuals, organizations, and/or government pursuant to the current rules and regulations if the US Internal Revenue Service for a nonprofit publicly supported charitable organization and the laws of the state of California. Details of such support is publicly available upon request.

Healthcare providers to which individuals are referred by us for cataract services have donated those services and/or additional funds to us.

Healthcare device manufacturers who are referenced by us may have donated services, products, and/or funds to us.

Advertising is not accepted by Cataract Free America®, however donors, underwriters, and sponsors may be acknowledged. Material specifically sponsored will be identified as specifically sponsored.

We are not responsible nor liable for comments, information, observations, advise, or other communications from individuals who are not an employee or agent of Cataract Free America®, including, but not limited to, comments by individuals on our Ask Cataract Expert bulletin board.

Nothing contained in this website will be construed as a promotion or solicitation for any product or service, or for the use of any product or service in a particular way.

We endeavor to ensure that the information on this website is accurate and up-to-date, but Cataract Free America® makes no representations, warranties or assurances (expressed or implied) as to the accuracy, currency or completeness of information communicated.

You will not hold Cataract Free America® liable for any damage or injury which may arise from the use or nonuse of or reliance or non-reliance upon any information communicated by Cataract Free America®.

We are not liable for any damage or injury to you, your computer or other personal property including, but not limited to, damages caused by viruses that infect your computer equipment or other property on account of your access to our website or from your downloading of any materials, data, text, images, video or audio, or other items from the website.

You will not hold Cataract Free America® liable for any damage or injury which may arise from medical services provided by healthcare professionals referred, referenced, or communicated by us.

Some links in this website may lead to websites which are not under our control. We are not responsible or liable in respect to the material or services of any website which is not our under control.

Link to an external website does not constitute endorsement by us and we make no representation or warranty as to the content contained in any such external website.

These terms of use and your use of the services of Cataract Free America® shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of California. You agree that any litigation, arbitration, or other dispute relating to Cataract Free America® shall be held to the appropriate venue in the jurisdiction of Sacramento County, California.

If any provision of these terms of use shall be deemed unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed void but shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.

You may copy materials published on this website for your non-commercial, private use only, provided any copy of these materials which you make shall retain all copyright and other proprietary notices and disclaimers contained herein.

Materials on this website may be published by recognized media outlets pursuant to our Media Policy.

This website is provided as a service to our visitors. We reserve the right to delete, modify or supplement the content of this website at any time for any reason without notification to anyone. We reserve the right to block access to the website to any individual or group.

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