IACLE Information Interface

March 2007

IACLE Information Interface (III)
From the month of March 2007

Information Interface is a resource provided by IACLE.
It 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 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]).

Ophthalmology
Medscape & Medscape Ophthalmology, MedPulse,
Week in Review - Medscape Today

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.

How Should You Reference Articles From MedGenMed, Being That it Is an Exclusively Online Medical Journal?
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/552618?srcmp
What You Don't Know Can Hurt Your Patients
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/552620?srcmp
Healthy Diet Reduces Risk for Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Syndrome
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/553589?srcmp
Beta-Carotene Supplementation Does Not Affect Risk for Age-Related Maculopathy
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/553647?srcmp
Singapore Halts LASIK Surgery After Inflammation Cases
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/553614?srcmp
Outbreaks of Short-Incubation Ocular and Respiratory Illness Following Exposure to Indoor Swimming Pools
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/553134?srcmp
Narrow Eligibility Criteria Threaten Applicability of Clinical Trial Results
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/553981?srcmp
About Intercessory Prayer: The Scientific Study of Miracles
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/552742_1
Treating Fusarium Keratitis
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/553201?srcmp
To Be a Great Physician, You Must Understand the Whole Story
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/553592?srcmp
Strong Evidence Links Soft Drink Consumption to Obesity, Diabetes
(All you Pepsi, Coke, and 7 Up addicts have been warned  J    )
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/553722?srcmp

Contact Lens Spectrum – 2007 March issue not yet available
www.clspectrum.com

Optometric Management – 2007 March issue not yet available
www.optometric.com

Review of Optometry Online –2007 March issue not yet available
www.revoptom.com

Review of Ophthalmology Online – 2007 March issue not yet available
www.revophth.com

GP Lens Institute Website and Symposia– 2007 March
www.rgpli.org

Nothing new in the archive
The next online symposium is scheduled for April 17:  Topic: GP Management of Keratoconus
Scheduled for June 12:  Corneal Reshaping: From Kids to Adults

Silicone Hydrogels Website – 2007 March  Nothing new to report
www.siliconehydrogels.org

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.

Clinical & Experimental Optometry 2007 – March/April
www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref0816-4622   (Jan 2006 –)

From Jan/Feb 2006 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.

The effect of a compliance enhancement strategy (self-review) on the level of lens care compliance and contamination of contact lenses and lens care accessories
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1444-0938.2007.00147.x
Microbial keratitis in orthokeratology: the Australian experience
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1444-0938.2006.00105.x
The effect of vertical gaze position on ocular tear film stability
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1444-0938.2007.00136.x

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

Fungal keratitis in Melbourne
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1442-9071.2006.01405.x
Lacrimal sac volume measurement during eyelid closure and opening
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1442-9071.2006.01407.x
Amniotic membrane transplantation for ocular surface reconstruction: indications and outcomes
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1442-9071.2006.01408.x

Optometry & Vision Science – 2007 March
www.optvissci.com

Potential Higher-Order Aberration Cues for Sphero-Cylindrical Refractive Error Development
http://www.optvissci.com/pt/re/ovs/abstract.00006324-200703000-00005.htm
The Relation between Physical Properties of the Anterior Eye and Ocular Surface Temperature
http://www.optvissci.com/pt/re/ovs/abstract.00006324-200703000-00009.htm
Variable Responses of Acanthamoeba Strains to Three Multipurpose Lens Cleaning Solutions
http://www.optvissci.com/pt/re/ovs/abstract.00006324-200703000-00010.htm

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

Use of silicone hydrogel material for daily wear
Karl Otto Himmler, manufacturer of the first contact lens
Visual performance after overnight orthokeratology
Initial comfort of lotrafilcon A silicone hydrogel contact lenses versus etafilcon A contact lenses for extended wear
These articles are all available from the links in: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13670484

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

Long-term Clinical Results: 3 Years of Up to 30-Night Continuous Wear of Lotrafilcon A Silicone Hydrogel and Daily Wear of Low-Dk/t Hydrogel Lenses
http://www.claojournal.org/pt/re/eclens/abstract.00140068-200703000-00005.htm
Corneal Nerve Structure and Function in Keratoconus: A Case Report
http://www.claojournal.org/pt/re/eclens/abstract.00140068-200703000-00011.htm
Role of Mini-Scleral Gas-Permeable Lenses in the Treatment of Corneal Disorders
http://www.claojournal.org/pt/re/eclens/abstract.00140068-200703000-00013.htm

Investigative Ophthalmology - 2007 March

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

Cost-Effectiveness of Cycloplegic Agents: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial in Nigerian Children
http://intl.iovs.org/cgi/content/abstract/48/3/1025
Risk of Falls and Motor Vehicle Collisions in Glaucoma
http://intl.iovs.org/cgi/content/abstract/48/3/1149

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica - March 2007
www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref1395-3907

Prevalence of myopia in Danish conscripts
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1600-0420.2006.00789.x
An interferometric method for the dynamic evaluation of the tear film
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1600-0420.2006.00802.x

NZ Optics
http://www.nzoptics.co.nz/

In Contact
http://www.nzoptics.co.nz/incontact/2007/Mar07.htm

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

Index to the first 2007 issue:
http://www.theocularsurface.com/ArticlesV5N1.htm

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.

General Interest
NewScientist (several editions appeared in March)
http://www.newscientist.com/home.ns

Lack of sleep hits night owls hard
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg19325955.400-lack-of-sleep-hits-night-owls-hard.html
Global dispute over drug patents comes to a head
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/opinion/mg19325964.200-global-dispute-over-drug-patents-comes-to-a-head.html
Editorial: TB breaks free of antibiotic control
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19325963.400-editorial-tb-breaks-free-of-antibiotic-control.html

A game directed towards young contact lens wearers
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.  The presentation is targeted well and it will be interesting to follow its effects on the intended audience.  Given the audience’s familiarity with the web and ‘button-pushing’ and the simple graphical/comic interface employed, accessing all aspects of the game should prove to be easy for even the youngest player.  A section directed to the wearer’s parents is also included as is a section on the Menicon Z Junior GP lens marketing campaign.  This is a novel and innovative approach to marketing and wearer education and Menicon is to be commended for its initiative.  The game is available in French and English at this time (mid-April, 2007) but other languages will follow.

Technology: General
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

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Articles and information selected by Lewis WILLIAMS, MOptom, PhD
IACLE Secretariat, Sydney, AUSTRALIA

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