Abstracts of Contact Lens Section Residents' Research Projects

• Masking Residual Cylinder using Aberrational Correcting Hydrogel Lenses
• Evaluation of Soft Contact Lens Power Effects on the Piggyback Lens System in a Keratoconic Population
• The Responses of Patients with Red Eye to a Dry Eye -- by Paula F. Hernandez, O.D.
• The effects of Excimer Laser Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis on Intraocular Pressure Measurements by Goldmann Tonometry -- by Jennifer Ng, O.D., Harue Marsden, O.D., Chang Kim, O.D.
• Comparing 1993 to 1998 Contact Lens Prescribing Trends at a University Clinic -- by Latricia D. Pack, OD
• Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency -- by Roxanne A. Achong, OD
• Comparative Methods of Scotopic Pupil Size Determination in Refractive Surgery Candidates, by Jill E. Beyer, O.D., and David J. Conway, O.D., F.A.A.O.
• Empirical Fitting With Polycon II Lenses, by Herman Kwong, O.D., and Ralph Gundel, O.D., F.A.A.O.
• Keratoconus in an African-American Population, by Robert Haak, O.D., MBA and Kenneth M. Daniel, O.D., F.A.A.O.
• Assessing The Utility of the Sunsoft Additions Multifocal Fitting Guide, by Sara L. Butterworth, O.D.
• A Preliminary Comparison of Superior and Inferior Silicone Punctal Occlusion in Hydrogen Contact Lens Wearers with Dry Eye Signs and Symptoms by H.Jeffries Ward, O.D.
• Visual Performance Following Laser in Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) With and Without Tinted Rigid Gas Permeable Contact Lenses, by Lena H. Lee. O.D., Harue J. Marsden, O.D., M.S., and Timothy B. Edrington, O.D., M.S.

The AOA Contact Lens and Cornea Section sponsors several contact lens residents each year. As part of the residency program, each is required to complete a research project. Check this site regularly as we will be added more abstracts frequently.

Abstracts of 1998 -1999 residents

• Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency -- by Roxanne A. Achong, OD
  
  
• Comparing 1993 to 1998 Contact Lens Prescribing Trends at a University Clinic -- by Latricia D. Pack, OD
  
  
• The effects of Excimer Laser Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis on Intraocular Pressure Measurements by Goldmann Tonometry -- by Jennifer Ng, O.D., Harue Marsden, O.D., Chang Kim, O.D.
  
  
• The Responses of Patients with Red Eye to a Dry Eye -- by Paula F. Hernandez, O.D.
  
  
• Evaluation of Soft Contact Lens Power Effects on the Piggyback Lens System in a Keratoconic Population
  
  
• Masking Residual Cylinder using Aberrational Correcting Hydrogel Lenses

Abstracts of 1999 -2000 residents

• Visual Performance Following Laser in Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) With and Without Tinted Rigid Gas Permeable Contact Lenses, by Lena H. Lee. O.D., Harue J. Marsden, O.D., M.S., and Timothy B. Edrington, O.D., M.S.
  
  
• Assessing The Utility of the Sunsoft Additions Multifocal Fitting Guide, by Sara L. Butterworth, O.D.
  
  
• Keratoconus in an African-American Population, by Robert Haak, O.D., MBA and Kenneth M. Daniel, O.D., F.A.A.O.
  
  
• Management of Corneal Surface Irregularity With Gas Permeable Contact Lenses, by Amir Monzavi, O.D.
  
  
• Empirical Fitting With Polycon II Lenses, by Herman Kwong, O.D., and Ralph Gundel, O.D., F.A.A.O
  
  
• Comparative Methods of Scotopic Pupil Size Determination in Refractive Surgery Candidates, by Jill E. Beyer, O.D., and David J. Conway, O.D., F.A.A.O.

Abstracts of 2000 -2001 residents

• A Preliminary Comparison of Superior and Inferior Silicone Punctal Occlusion in Hydrogen Contact Lens Wearers with Dry Eye Signs and Symptoms by H.Jeffries Ward, O.D