MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL - TIME IS RUNNING OUT

Yes, it is that time of year again! IACLE has distributed membership invoices along with the 2005 President's Address. IACLE members who fail to pay their outstanding membership fees by 1st August 2005 will be moved to non-member status, after which they will need to re-apply for membership.

Please contact your National or Regional Coordinator if you have any questions regarding membership invoices or about annual membership fees.

IACLE ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP POLICY

IACLE's current membership totals more than 550 educators in approximately 267 institutions in 61 countries. IACLE must effectively use its limited resources to focus efforts on providing training and resources to those members who are actively involved in IACLE education programs and the promotion of contact lens education and awareness in their communities. Therefore, we encourage you to take part in IACLE programs and maintain ongoing communication with how you are utilizing the educational resources in your curriculum and in the community.

NEW RESOURCE FOR IACLE RESOURCE CENTERS

IACLE has recently received a new resource, 'Ortho-K DVD Program' for distribution to IACLE active Resource Centers. This resource has been generously donated to IACLE by Bausch & Lomb/Polymer Technology.

This interactive DVD can be used either as a self-study or a classroom program that will provide a generic, in-depth look at all facets of the Ortho-K process including:

1) Background and design principles
2) Ortho-K Mechanism
3) Patient Selection and Communication
4) Current Fitting Methods and Evaluation
5) Case Studies and Problem Solving.

The program contains excellent graphics, illustrations, animations, and video to help the user obtain the foundation to begin to fit and manage the Ortho-K treatment process.

All IACLE Resource Center Coordinators wishing to obtain a copy of this new DVD for their Resource Center are asked to write to IACLE provided their updated delivery address for mailing purposes. The continued provision of educational resources is made possible through the generous support of IACLE industry sponsors

RENEW YOUR FIACLE LEADERSHIP STATUS NOW

We would like to remind FIACLEs that the time has come to renew your Fellowship with IACLE.

All IACLE members applying to renew their FIACLE Leadership Status (Level 2) must previously have completed the FIACLE development component of this program (achieving FIACLE Level 1 Status). IACLE encourages members to become involved in this program; designed to provide industry and the profession with a team of professionals who can provide quality practitioner and student education as well as creating opportunities for exposure within local/regional professional circles.

For full details outlining the necessary qualifications or to download a copy of the application please visit our website at: http://www.iacle.org/education_page/programs/fellows_of_iacle.asp

Please contact your national/regional coordinator or the IACLE Secretariat (iacle@iacle.org) should you have any queries.

In the future, IACLE will move to a three year renewal of FIACLE Status to parallel the timeline for the IACLE Accreditation Examination. The next sitting of the Accreditation Exam in 2007 will be the last biennial renewal before the three year FIACLE renewal timeline will be put into place. Renew this prestigious status now.

IACLE ASIA PACIFIC REGION OPERATIONS RESTRUCTURED

IACLE has restructured the Asia Pacific region and has centralized operations by appointing Lakshmi Shinde as Regional Coordinator and Cheni Lee as Assistant Regional Coordinator. Together they will manage IACLE's activities throughout region. As part of this restructuring and after reviewing membership activity, IACLE has closed the IACLE Philippines Office as of 1 July 2005.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank Dr. Charlie Ho, who for many years has acted as the IACLE Philippines Coordinator. Charlie worked with both the Optometry and Ophthalmology professions to establish IACLE Resource Centers and implement contact lens educational and programs in their

institutions. He has a strong relationship with IACLE's industry partners in the Philippines and has been successful in bringing all companies together to discuss contact lens educational strategies for the country. His contributions to the development of both local and global IACLE programs have been invaluable and are greatly appreciated. We wish Charlie all the best in his future activities.

IACLE members in the Philippines will now be working directly with Lakshmi Shinde and Cheni Lee.

IACLE would like to thank the industry sponsors who support global contact lens education
CIBA Vision
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc.
Bausch & Lomb
AMO
Ocular Science Inc.
Alcon Laboratories
CooperVision Inc.
Menicon Europe