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      Palfi's Sign 

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      Michael I. Davis
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      A colleague of ours in the UK has come up with what I think is a simple elegant test for diagnosing dry eye

      Palfi's Sign: if the eyes are dry - you will get chronic mild inflammation of the conjunctivae, ...
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      Emerging Science on Macular Pigment Optical Density Presented at ARVO 2010 

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      Diane Alexander, Ph.D.
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      Published on 06-10-2010 01:34 PM
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      The goal of ARVO is to encourage and assist research, training, publication and dissemination of knowledge in vision and ...
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      Lutein Supplementation & Reduction of Sight Loss: Latest Research 

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      Diane Alexander, Ph.D.
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      Published on 05-11-2010 01:32 PM
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      Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) has a prevalence of 1 in 4,000 people and an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 people are affected in ...
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      ABCs of BC 

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      I have been asked to produce an “Executive Summary” of my articles:

      “An Optometrist Has a Physical”, “To Whom ...
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      Board Certification Envy 

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      Terms of Debate

      The current debate about board certification of general practice optometrists has been hampered ...
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      The Politics of Proving Ongoing Optometric Competence 

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      The Politics of Proving Ongoing Optometric Competence:
      A Viable Context for the Debate on Board Certification.


      Russ Beach, OD
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      Nearly a year ago, I authored a petition in opposition to the Joint Board Certification Project Team (JBCPT) and the subject of optometric board certification (BC). Over 700 optometrists signed that petition by its closing date of May 2008. Many of the concepts in that petition, I believe, still hold true to this day. For example, “Why are Optometrists, having undergone extensive education, performed supervised clinical rotations, graduated from accredited institutions, ...
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      To Whom is Board Certification Important? 

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      Optometry Board Certification


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      This paper examines the role of board certification ...
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