The church bridge project focus group results: African American perspectives of weight management programs to improve nutrition and physical activity behaviors.

Background: The prevalence of obesity is disproportionately high among African Americans in the Southern US. More information is needed about factors that influence participation in nutrition and physical activity programs to promote healthy weight.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to explore the weight management perceptions of young to middle aged adult African Americans.

Corneal sensitivity with contact lenses of different mechanical properties.

Purpose: To examine the changes in corneal sensitivity after overnight wear of contact lenses with different mechanical properties.

Methods: Twenty young-adult subjects wore a silicone hydrogel, rigid gas-permeable, or orthokeratology (OK) contact lens in randomized order for a single night of wear in the right eye only. All lenses were matched in Dk/t (∼46 ISO Fatt).