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IACLE Information Interface

June & July 2007

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IACLE Information Interface (III)
From the combined months of June& July 2007
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Information Interface is a resource provided by IACLE.
It includes useful information and/or the location of information that can be accessed readily.

This second combined edition has come about because of preparation for the 2007 IACLE Accreditation Exam.

Information is gleaned monthly from newsletters, journals, abstracts, magazines, relevant websites, and professional associations, as well as manufacturers of contact lenses, lens care products, and clinical and/or research instrumentation.

For some websites, registration [at no charge] may be required for initial access. Some websites offer free electronic newsletters (e-zines).

Most journals offer abstracts at no charge but usually, full texts are not available free-of-charge unless you or your institution has an arrangement with the publishers, you are a member of an affiliated organization, you have a personal subscription, or you agree to pay for individual articles [often an expensive route to take]).

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Ophthalmology
Medscape & Medscape Ophthalmology, MedPulse,
Week in Review - Medscape Today
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Note: registration [no charge] may be required for your initial access to this very useful website. A regular electronic ophthalmological newsletter (e-zine) is also available from Medscape.
To subscribe, visit: https://profreg.medscape.com/px/newsletter.do and indicate your own area(s) of interest.

Archived: Advancing Wellness: Role of Omega-3 Fatty Acids and DHA in Adult Health
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/558955
Fruit and Vegetable Intake Promotes Weight Loss by Reducing Dietary Energy Density
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/558708?src=mp
Regular Exercise May Reduce Risk for Osteoporotic Fracture in Older Men
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/558785?src=mp
'Smoke Gets in Your Eyes': A Research-Informed Professional Education and Advocacy Programme
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/559380?src=mp
Community Beliefs about Childhood Obesity: Its Causes, Consequences and Potential Solutions
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/559379?src=mp
Cataracts, Age-Related Macular Degeneration Predict Mortality in Persons Older Than 49 Years
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/559485?src=mp
Do Medical Journals Provide Clear and Consistent Guidelines on Authorship?
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/558094_1
Cataracts, Age-Related Macular Edema May Predict Mortality
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/559963?src=mp
High-Density Silicone Oil Useful Retinal Tamponade
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/559799?src=mp
Low GI Diets Better for Weight Loss, Lipid Profiles, Finds Cochrane Review
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/560247?src=mp
Dietary Glycemic Index Tied to Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/560659?src=mp
Evidence-Based Standards Should Apply to Dietary Supplements, Too
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/559965?src=mp
We All Need Healthcare; Who Needs "Insurance"?
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/559758?src=mp

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Contact Lens Spectrum – 2007 June & July issues
www.clspectrum.com

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Optometric Management – 2007 June & July issues
www.optometric.com

Get the Most From Your Contact Lens Inventory
http://www.optometric.com/article.aspx?article=100508
New Formula Quells Swelling
http://www.optometric.com/article.aspx?article=100540
Maximize Contact Lens Success During Allergy Season
http://www.optometric.com/article.aspx?article=100542
Rid the Lid of Disease
http://www.optometric.com/article.aspx?article=100544
A Decree on Fees
http://www.optometric.com/article.aspx?article=100614
Optimizing the Management Of Dry Eye Inflammation
http://www.optometric.com/article.aspx?article=100626
EMR THE REAL COSTS
http://www.optometric.com/article.aspx?article=100707

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Review of Optometry Online –2007 June & July issues
www.revoptom.com

Is It an Ulcer or an Infiltrate?
http://www.revoptom.com/index.asp?page=2_13429.htm
Presbyopic Contact Lenses: From Selection to Success
http://www.revoptom.com/index.asp?page=2_13428.htm
Contact Lens Pioneers
http://www.revoptom.com/index.asp?page=2_13465.htm
New Techniques in Ocular Surface Transplantation
http://www.revoptom.com/index.asp?page=2_13466.htm
AK Outbreak: Lens Solution Is But One Factor
http://www.revoptom.com/index.asp?page=2_13451.htm

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Review of Ophthalmology Online – 2007 June & July issues
www.revophth.com

Cigarette Smoking, Genotypes, and Risk of AMD
http://www.revophth.com/archive/newsletter/ro_041607.htm
Objective Methods for Measuring the Functional Optical Zone of the Cornea
http://www.revophth.com/archive/newsletter/rp_060407.htm
Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Fusarium, Aspergillus and Other Filamentous Fungi Isolated from Keratitis
http://www.revophth.com/archive/newsletter/rp_070207.htm

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GP Lens Institute Website and Symposia– 2007 June & July issues
www.rgpli.org

The following were presented on:
June 12: Corneal Reshaping: From Kids to Adults
August 14: GP Correction of High Astigmatism

The next symposium will be presented on October 16:
Post-Surgical Correction with GP Lenses

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Silicone Hydrogels Website – 2007 June & July issues
www.siliconehydrogels.org

A New Perspective for Lens Care Classifying Silicone Hydrogels
http://www.siliconehydrogels.org/editorials/jun_07.asp

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Global Contact Website
www.gclabsite.com

The Interesting Web sites section is a comprehensive listing of the URLs of most relevant contact lens-related entities arranged under logical headings.

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Clinical & Experimental Optometry 2007 – June & July issue
www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0816-4622 (Jan 2006 –)

Fibrillary lines in overnight orthokeratology
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1444-0938.2007.00124.x

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Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology – 2007 June & July issue
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/ceo

Clinical outcomes of keratitis
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1442-9071.2007.01511.x

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Optometry & Vision Science – 2007 June & July
www.optvissci.com

Uncorrected Wavefront Error and Visual Performance During RGP Wear in Keratoconus
http://www.optvissci.com/pt/re/ovs/abstract.00006324-200706000-00008.htm
A Seven Year Survey of the Contact Lens Prescribing Habits of Canadian Optometrists
http://www.optvissci.com/pt/re/ovs/abstract.00006324-200706000-00013.htm
Assessment of Variation in Bulbar Conjunctival Redness, Temperature, and Blood Flow
http://www.optvissci.com/pt/re/ovs/abstract.00006324-200706000-00014.htm
Relationship Between Residual Aberration and Light-Adapted Pupil Size
http://www.optvissci.com/pt/re/ovs/abstract.00006324-200706000-00015.htm
Risk Factors for Corneal Infiltrates with Continuous Wear of Contact Lenses
http://www.optvissci.com/pt/re/ovs/abstract.00006324-200707000-00012.htm
Tear Osmolality and Ferning Patterns in Postmenopausal Wome
http://www.optvissci.com/pt/re/ovs/abstract.00006324-200707000-00014.htm
Synergeyes Versus Soft Toric Lenses: Vision-Related Quality of Life
http://www.optvissci.com/pt/re/ovs/abstract.00006324-200707000-00015.htm

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Contact Lens & Anterior Eye (formerly: J of the Brit CL Assoc) – 2007 June & July
www.intl.elsevierhealth.com/journals/clae/

The influence of surface treatment on hydrophobicity, protein adsorption and microbial colonisation of silicone hydrogel contact lenses

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Eye & Contact Lens –2007 June & July (formerly the CLAO Journal)
http://www.claojournal.org

Extraction Efficiency of an Extraction Buffer Used to Quantify Lysozyme Deposition on Conventional and Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lens Materials
http://www.claojournal.org/pt/re/eclens/abstract.00140068-200707000-00003.htm
Central Versus Paracentral Endothelial Cell Density Values in Relation to Duration of Soft Contact Lens Wear
http://www.claojournal.org/pt/re/eclens/abstract.00140068-200707000-00006.htm
Inflammatory and Mechanical Complications Associated With 3 Years of up to 30 Nights of Continuous Wear of Lotrafilcon A Silicone Hydrogel Lenses
http://www.claojournal.org/pt/re/eclens/abstract.00140068-200707000-00008.htm
Bilateral Acanthamoeba Keratitis in an Experienced Two-Weekly Disposable Contact Lens Weare
http://www.claojournal.org/pt/re/eclens/abstract.00140068-200707000-00011.htm

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Investigative Ophthalmology - 2007 June & July

www.iovs.org For faster access outside North America use: http://intl.iovs.org

Refractive Error, Axial Length, and Relative Peripheral Refractive Error before and after the Onset of Myopia
http://intl.iovs.org/cgi/content/abstract/48/6/2510
Ethnic Differences in the Impact of Parental Myopia: Findings from a Population-Based Study of 12-Year-Old Australian Children
http://intl.iovs.org/cgi/content/abstract/48/6/2520
Assessment of the Biomechanical Properties of the Cornea with the Ocular Response Analyzer in Normal and Keratoconic Eyes
http://intl.iovs.org/cgi/content/abstract/48/7/3026
Effect of Blinking on Tear Dynamics
http://intl.iovs.org/cgi/content/abstract/48/7/3032
Measurement of Corneal Swelling Variations without Removal of the Contact Lens during Extended Wear
http://intl.iovs.org/cgi/content/abstract/48/7/3043
Magnitude and Orientation of Zernike Terms in Patients with Keratoconus
http://intl.iovs.org/cgi/content/abstract/48/7/3062

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Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica - June & July 2007
www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=1395-3907

Nothing of general relevance
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NZ Optics
http://www.nzoptics.co.nz/

In Contact
http://www.nzoptics.co.nz/incontact/2007/Jun07.htm
http://www.nzoptics.co.nz/incontact/2007/Jul07.htm

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The Ocular Surface
http://www.theocularsurface.com/

Report on the Dry Eye WorkShop (DEWS)
http://www.tearfilm.org/dewsreport/
Contents of Vol 5(3):
http://www.theocularsurface.com/ArticlesV5N3.htm

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Ophthalmic Teaching Resources

www.ophthalmic.hyperguides.com Free registration is required. A wide range of teaching materials is available. Topics offered lean towards the ophthalmological.
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General Interest
New Scientist (several editions appeared in June & July)
http://www.newscientist.com/home.ns

Babies are watching your language
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg19426065.500-babies-are-watching-your-language.html
Folic acid can lower stroke risk by 30%
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/health/mg19426075.100-folic-acid-can-lower-stroke-risk-by-30.html
Oven cleaner provides surprising eye treatment
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/health/mg19426087.100-oven-cleaner-provides-surprising-eye-treatment.html
Killifish can survive without oxygen for 60 days (We need a cornea with a similar metabolic basis J [Editor])
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/mg19426095.400-killifish-can-survive-without-oxygen-for-60-days.html
Yawning may boost brain's alertness
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg19426104.400-yawning-may-boost-brains-alertness.html

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A contact lens-related educational game is now available from Menicon. The game (Menigame: http://www.menigame.com/ ) targets younger (6 to 12 years of age) contact lens wearers and delivers clear messages about personal hygiene, lens care, and lens insertion and removal. Available in French & English

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Technology: General
www.slashdot.org
www.theregister.co.uk
www.theinquirer.org
www.dpreview.com (an excellent digital camera website)

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IACLE is indebted to its sponsors for their generous support of IACLE’s initiatives in furthering global contact lens education
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CIBA Vision
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care
Bausch & Lomb
CooperVision
AMO
Alcon Laboratories
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IACLE also invites you to visit its website: www.iacle.org
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Articles and information selected by Lewis WILLIAMS, MOptom, PhD
IACLE Secretariat, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
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