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 IACLE Information Interface
April 2006
IACLE INFORMATION INTERFACE (III)
FROM THE MONTH OF APRIL 2006
Information Interface is an IACLE-provided resource that includes useful information and/or the location of information that can be accessed readily.
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 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).
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Medscape & Medscape Ophthalmology MedPulse
Note: registration [no charge] may be required for your initial access to this very useful website. A regular electronic ophthalmological newsletter (e-zine) is available from Medscape. To subscribe, visit: https://profreg.medscape.com/px/newsletter.do and indicate your own area(s) of interest.
CONTACT LENS SPECTRUM
April 2006 Issue
www.clspectrum.com
Treating Allergy in Contact Lens Patients
Chemical Properties of Contact Lens Rewetters
Fitting Scleral Lenses
Uncovering the Best Two Materials for a Patient
Corneal Topography Basics and Clinical Applications
Fit What's Available Today
OPTOMETRIC MANAGEMENT
April 2006 Issue
www.optometric.com
2006 Contact Lens Update
GP Industry Update
Management Of The Chronic Dry Eye Patient
REVIEW OF OPTOMETRY ONLINE
March 2006 Issue
www.revoptom.com
Does Unilateral Keratoconus Exist?
A Roadmap to Your Treatment Options
Corneal Infiltrative Complications Associated With Contact Lens Wear
Young, Healthy Patient Sees Gray Spots and Loses Vision
REVIEW OF OPHTHALMOLOGY ONLINE
April 2006 Issue
www.revophth.com
Risk Factors for Treatment Outcome in Fungal Keratitis
GP LENS INSTITUTE WEBSITE AND SYMPOSIA
April 2006 Issue
www.rgpli.org
Fitting Keratoconus/Irregular Cornea Patients - A Case Study
GP Bifocal Fitting & Problem Solving – A Case Study (March)
GP Toric Applications in High Astigmatism – A Case Study (Feb)
SILICONE HYDROGELS WEBSITE
April 2006 Issue
www.siliconehydrogels.org
Efficacy of Multi-Purpose Contact Lens Solutions on Passive Lysozyme Removal from Silicone Hydrogel and Conventional Hydrogel Contact Lenses
The Untapped Use of Silicone Hydrogels
GLOBAL CONTACT WEBSITE
April 2006 Issue
www.gclabsite.com
CLMA Releases Mini-Documentary on Gas Permeable Contact Lenses
Eye Fungus Reports Increase as Cases Emerge in United States
GP Lens Institute's Electronic Newsletter for March/April 2006 (PDF file)
CLMA Electronic Newsletter THE CONTACT REPORT April/May 2006
The Interesting Web sites section is a comprehensive listing of the URLs of most relevant contact lens-related entities arranged under logical headings.
CLINICAL & EXPERIMENTAL OPTOMETRY
March / April 2006 Issue
www.optometrists.asn.au/ceo (for CEO up to and including Nov/Dec 2005)
www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0816-4622 (Jan 2006 –)
Note: Up to Nov/Dec 2005 edition, abstracts and full text are available at no charge.
From Jan/Feb 2006 (current) edition, abstracts are available at no charge but full texts are only available to OAA members, CEOptometry subscribers, and staff of subscribing institutions, or by purchase of the particular articles.
Refraction and visual acuity measurements: what are their measurement uncertainties?
CLINICAL & EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
April 2006 Issue
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/ceo
Aureobasidium pullulans keratitis
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the conjunctiva
Spontaneous resolution of corneal blood staining
OPTOMETRY & VISION SCIENCE
April 2006 Issue
www.optvissci.com
Advantages of Toric Scleral Lenses
CONTACT LENS & ANTERIOR EYE
March 2006 Issue (J of the Brit CL Assoc)
www.intl.elsevierhealth.com/journals/clae/
Dryness symptoms among an unselected clinical population with and without contact lens wear
Factors influencing patient choice of refractive surgery or contact lenses and choice of centre
What the patient wore, and why …
EYE & CONTACT LENS
March 2006 Issue (formerly the CLAO Journal)
http://www.claojournal.org
Use of Cyclosporine 0.05% Ophthalmic Emulsion for Contact Lens-Intolerant Patients
The Effect of Contact Lens Wear on the Ocular Surface Changes in Keratoconus
A Case of a Pseudomonas Corneal Ulcer in an Occasional Use Daily Disposable Contact Lens Wearer
Opaque Contact Lens Treatment for Older Children With Amblyopia
Staphylococcus aureus Ulcer Associated With Continuous Wear of Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses
The Clinical Performance of a Silicone Hydrogel Lens for Daily Wear in an Asian Population
INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY
April 2006 Issue
www.iovs.org For faster access outside North America use: http://intl.iovs.org
The Topography of the Central and Peripheral Cornea
Mapping the Corneal Sub-basal Nerve Plexus in Keratoconus by In Vivo Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy
ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA
April 2006 Issue
www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=1395-3907
Corneal Optics after Reading, Microscopy and Computer Work
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.
MEDICINE
Week in review - Medscape Today MedPulse
Registration [no charge] may be required for your initial access to this very useful website.
Regular, specialized electronic medical newsletters (e-zines) are also available from Medscape.
To subscribe to any of these, visit: https://profreg.medscape.com/px/newsletter.do and indicate
your own area(s) of interest.
GENERAL INTEREST
NewScientist
http://www.newscientist.com/home.ns
TECHNOLOGY
www.slashdot.org
www.theregister.co.uk
www.theinquirer.org
www.dpreview.com (an excellent digital camera website)
IACLE IS INDEBTED TO ITS SPONSORS FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT OF IACLE'S
INITIATIVES IN FURTHERING GLOBAL CONTACT LENS EDUCATION
CIBA Vision
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care
Bausch & Lomb
CooperVision
AMO
Alcon Laboratories
Menicon Europe
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