Development of the Contact Lens User Experience: CLUE Scales.

Purpose: The field of optometry has become increasingly interested in patient-reported outcomes, reflecting a common trend occurring across the spectrum of healthcare. This article reviews the development of the Contact Lens User Experience: CLUE system designed to assess patient evaluations of contact lenses. CLUE was built using modern psychometric methods such as factor analysis and item response theory.

Changes in infant disposable diaper weights at selected intervals post-wetting.

Pediatric acute care nurses questioned the practice of weighing disposable infant diapers immediately after voiding. This study asked the research question, "Does volume of saline, diaper configuration, and/or size of diaper statistically effect changes in diaper weights over time?" The method was an experimental, laboratory model. Pre-set volumes of saline were added to disposable diapers that were then left folded or unfolded.

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome in adolescents: four probable cases in the Western Cape.

Background: Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a rare side-effect of neuroleptic medication. Most NMS reports have been on adults, and the incidence in children and adolescents is unknown.

Objective: This report reviews cases of NMS to highlight possible risk factors for the development of NMS in adolescents.

Short-term corneal endothelial response to wear of silicone-hydrogel contact lenses in East Asian eyes.

Objective: To evaluate corneal endothelial bleb response to wear of silicone-hydrogel contact lenses in eyes of East Asian subjects.

Methods: A total of 24 subjects of East Asian origin, attended 3 separate sessions for a prospective, single-centre, trial. The following contact lenses were used: ACUVUE ADVANCE with HYDRACLEAR (ADVANCE, -3 dioptres), ACUVUE OASYS with HYDRACLEAR Plus (OASYS, -3 dioptres), Focus NIGHT & DAY (NIGHT & DAY, -3 dioptres) and SofLens 38 (+3 dioptres).

Multi-centre evaluation of two daily disposable contact lenses.

Purpose: To evaluate the clinical performance of two daily disposable contact lenses: 1-DAY ACUVUE (1DA) (etafilcon A, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care) and FOCUS DAILIES with AquaComfort (FD) (nelfilcon A, CIBA Vision, Inc.), which contains a quickly released moisture enhancing agent, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA).

Methods: This was a 1-week, daily wear, subject-masked, bilateral, parallel group study with subjects randomly assigned to one of two daily disposable soft contact lenses.