Abstract:
:The International Association of Contact Lens Educators (IACLE) is the leading provider of educational and information resources essential to contact lens educators worldwide. The New IACLE Contact Lens Course is its most important resource, used by members around the world to teach their students, the contact lens practitioners of the future. In 2019, IACLE celebrated the 40th Anniversary of its founding meeting. In this article, we trace the early years of the organization and describes its impact on contact lens education in India.
journal_name
Indian J Ophthalmoljournal_title
Indian journal of ophthalmologyauthors
Shinde L,Thite N,Naroo SA,Ewbank Adoi
10.4103/ijo.IJO_2065_19subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2020-06-01 00:00:00pages
984-987issue
6eissn
0301-4738issn
1998-3689pii
IndianJOphthalmol_2020_68_6_984_284831journal_volume
68pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Iris cyst excision involves complex surgical maneuvers and may have a variable visual outcome depending upon preexisting and postoperative complications. Hereby, we report a case series of 10 eyes from which posttraumatic iris cysts were excised and proven histopathologically. Histopathology records were reviewed. Dat...
journal_title:Indian journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0301-4738.43383
更新日期:2008-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Corneal collagen cross-linking has become the preferred modality of treatment for corneal ectasia since its inception in late 1990s. Numerous studies have demonstrated the safety and efficacy of the conventional protocol. Our understanding of the cross-linking process is ever evolving, with its wide implications in th...
journal_title:Indian journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.4103/ijo.IJO_648_17
更新日期:2017-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a condition of raised intracranial pressure (ICP) in the absence of space occupying lesions. ICP is usually measured by lumbar puncture and a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure above 250 mm H2O is one of the diagnostic criteria of IIH. Recently, we have encountered two pat...
journal_title:Indian journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0301-4738.119416
更新日期:2013-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of ophthalmology
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doi:10.4103/ijo.IJO_2061_19
更新日期:2020-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:Purpose:The study aimed to investigate the changes in choroidal thickness (CT), retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFL), and visual field parameters in morbidly obese patients following bariatric surgery. Methods:The study included 40 morbidly obese patients with body mass indexes (BMI) ≥40 who had undergone bariat...
journal_title:Indian journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/ijo.IJO_295_20
更新日期:2020-12-14 00:00:00
abstract::Dissociated vertical deviation (DVD) is an intermittent anomaly of the non-fixing eye. Although association of DVD with sensory visual deprivation owing to congenital or acquired opacities of the ocular media has been reported, its association with congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy (CHED) has not been report...
journal_title:Indian journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0301-4738.21614
更新日期:2006-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:To evaluate safety and efficacy of intravenous pulse cyclophosphamide (CyP) in acute macular serpiginous choroiditis (SC). METHODS:Patients with acute macular SC with lesions threatening and/or involving fovea were enrolled. All patients received CyP (1 g/m2) for 3 days followed by high-dose oral steroids (1.5...
journal_title:Indian journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0301-4738.158070
更新日期:2015-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.4103/0301-4738.44516
更新日期:2009-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Recent reports indicated that the slope of the foveal depression influences the macular pigment (MP) spatial profile. MP has been shown to confer possible protection against age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) because of its antioxidant properties. AIMS:To study the configuration of foveal slope and the f...
journal_title:Indian journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0301-4738.119437
更新日期:2013-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/ijo.IJO_184_17
更新日期:2017-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::We describe a case of primary hypertensive iridocyclitis with biopsy-proven Cytomegaloviral retinitis. It is an observational case report of a 69-year-old diabetic gentleman on azathioprine for Crohn's disease who presented with recurrent episodes of hypertensive iridocyclitis. On the 4 th attendance in 5 months, a gr...
journal_title:Indian journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0301-4738.97086
更新日期:2014-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:To image trabeculectomy blebs using anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT), and to correlate the bleb morphologic features at one month postoperatively with bleb function at six months. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This prospective, observational study included 56 eyes undergoing trabeculectomy with M...
journal_title:Indian journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0301-4738.136227
更新日期:2014-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:UNLABELLED:The authors here describe manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS) by using topical anesthesia with intracameral 0.5% lignocaine, which eliminates the hazards of local anesthesia, cuts down cost and time taken for the administration of local anesthesia. AIMS:To evaluate the patients' and surgeons' exp...
journal_title:Indian journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0301-4738.44488
更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:Purpose:Pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PXS) is an age related microfibrillopathy characterized by deposition of whitish flaky material over various ocular tissues. PXS eyes are known to have thinner corneas and thus can lead to an underestimation in intraocular pressure measurement. The purpose of this study was to find i...
journal_title:Indian journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/ijo.IJO_1899_18
更新日期:2019-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Measles virus is a rare but important cause for acute retinitis as it can eventually lead to the fulminant complication of SSPE. We report a case of a young Indian male with acute viral retinitis who subsequently developed SSPE. It is of paramount importance to consider measles virus and SSPE as a cause in an immunoco...
journal_title:Indian journal of ophthalmology
pub_type:
doi:10.4103/ijo.IJO_251_18
更新日期:2018-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of ophthalmology
pub_type:
doi:10.4103/ijo.IJO_736_18
更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/ijo.IJO_775_17
更新日期:2018-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0301-4738.16684
更新日期:2005-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0301-4738.71677
更新日期:2010-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/ijo.IJO_320_17
更新日期:2017-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/ijo.IJO_2858_20
更新日期:2020-12-31 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0301-4738.112163
更新日期:2013-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/ijo.IJO_1030_17
更新日期:2019-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2020-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0301-4738.103799
更新日期:2012-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/ijo.IJO_1928_18
更新日期:2019-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Indian journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2004-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Indian journal of ophthalmology
pub_type:
doi:10.4103/ijo.IJO_3030_20
更新日期:2020-12-01 00:00:00