FALL 2000 – WINTER 2001

Inside this issue
Research Projects Funded, Year 2000	Alert! Trendy Colored Contact Lenses
ISPB NEWS	Exercise and Glaucoma
ISPB Lectureship, Year 2000 (COS)	Community Health Charities of Illinois
Research Updates	Guidelines for Eye Drops
Vision Loss and High Blood Pressure	Recalls
High Salt-Intake & Vision/Health Problems	Remembrances
New EYE SPY Presenters	Quick Tips

Quick Tips

VISION-SPECIFIC VITAMINS: If you are taking a multi-vitamin/ mineral, check with your health care professional before you add a vision-specific vitamin formula. There is a chance that you may end up taking too much zinc, beta carotene and selenium, all of which can lead to health problems (Source: Nutrition Action Health Letter / Center for Science in the Public Interest, July/August 2000).

CLINICAL TRIALS: If you are thinking about taking part in a clinical trial, you may want to get a copy of the booklet entitled Vision Research: Information for Patients, published by the National Eye Institute (NEI). This booklet provides information on what clinical trials are and where and how they are conducted, as well as other pertinent information. To order a copy call 1+800+869+2020 or write: National Eye Institute, 2020 Vision Place, Bethesda, MD 20892-3655.

OLD PRESCRIPTIONS: Prescriptions over a year old are now considered non-refillable according to recent legislation. A new prescription must be obtained from your eye care professional.

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