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In addition to looking through the entries listed on this page, doing your own searches might provide more up-to-date information. One good search engine is <a href="http://www.google.com/">Google.com</a> </p> <p>This page contains: </p> <ul> <li><a href="#dry-eye-sites">Web sites about dry eye and related topics</a></li> <li><a href="#drug-sites">Web sites about drugs and vitamins</a></li> <li><a href="#journal-articles">Journal articles about moisture chamber glasses</a></li> </ul> <p>Some of the following Web sites and journal articles might be of interest. This is by no means a comprehensive list. </p> <h3><a name="dry-eye-sites">Web sites about dry eye and related topics</a></h3> <div class="note"> <span class="yib">What if I don't have Sjogren's?</span> &nbsp; &nbsp; Several references in the following list are about Sjogren's Syndrome. However, even if your dry eye condition is not caused by Sjogren's, much of the information available on Sjogren's-related Web sites might be helpful to you, such as up-to-date information about artificial tears and other products for dry eye. </div> <dl> <dt><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040219141308/www.sjogrensyndrom.se/100-site/index100.html"> 1999 State of the Art Lectures on Sjogren's Syndrome</a></dt> <dd>Provides links to 44 articles about conditions caused by Sjogren's Syndrome, from dry eye and dry mouth to renal, pulmonary, central nervous system complications, and much else. These lectures were held at the 100-year anniversary of Henrik Sjogren in September 1999 in Jonkoping, Sweden. </dd> <dt><a href="http://www.agingeye.org/dryeye/treatment.shtml"> Aging Eye Times</a></dt> <dd>Contains links to a variety of dry eye information sources. Click "Other AgingEye," and then see the "Dry Eyes" links on the left side of the page. </dd> <dt><a href="http://www.aao.org/">American Academy of Ophthalmology</a></dt> <dd>Provides a search tool that you can use to search for dry-eye related information. </dd> <dt><a href="http://www.bssa.uk.net/">British Sjogren's Syndrome Association</a></dt> <dd>Provides a Web page that you can use to join the British Sjogren's Syndrome Association and gain access to its newsletter. </dd> <dt><a href="http://www.dentaldepot.com/store/">Dental Depot</a></dt> <dd>Click "Xerostemia (Dry Mouth) Products." </dd> <dt><a href="http://dry.org/welcome.html"> Dry.Org</a></dt> <dd>Provides information about Internet resources for Sjogren's Syndrome. See also their link to a list of international Sjogren's Syndrome organizations at <a href="http://dry.org/organizations.html">Organizations for Sjogren's Syndrome</a>. </dd> <dt><a href="http://www.dryeyeinfo.org/"> DryEyeInfo.Org</a></dt> <dd>Provides a detailed medical description of dry eyes, much of which is understandable to the layman. Explains how people without Sjogren's Syndrome can also have dry eye and thus dry eye pain<b>:</b> "Tear production can also decrease from any condition that decreases corneal sensation.... Causes for decreased corneal sensation include long-term contact lens wear, LASIK eye surgery, trauma to the 5th nerve, and certain viral infections." Includes a Links page with links to many dry eye Web sites. </dd> <dt><a href="http://www.dry-eye-institute.org/"> Dry-Eye-Institute.org</a></dt> <dd>Provides information about their efforts "to assess and critically review available information on the the lacrimal system and its abnormalities and to disseminate information to researchers, clinicians, and the public to actively promote and assist research efforts in this area." </dd> <dt><a href="http://www.eaglevis.com/patients.htm"> Eagle Vision</a></dt> <dd>Provides information for people with dry eye and for opticians who want to make moisture chamber glasses. </dd> <dt><a href="http://www.eyemdlink.com"> EyeMDLink.com</a></dt> <dd>Provides information about dry eye and blepharitis &mdash; At the EyeMDLink Web site, click the "Dry Eye Syndrome" link. </dd> <dt><a href="http://www.revoptom.com/handbook/sect3a.htm"> Handbook of Ocular Disease &mdash; Dry Eye</a></dt> <dd>Provides a description of dry eye in the Handbook of Ocular Disease Management that mentions that dry eyes "look" white. The lack of redness makes it difficult for people with healthy eyes to understand that a dry eye is a painful eye. </dd> <dt><a href="http://medlineplus.gov/"> Medline Plus</a></dt> <dd>Provides medical dictionaries, drug information, and other resources from Medline Plus, an NIH site. You can use its search engine to look up such topics as keratoconjunctivitis sicca (dry eye), meibomianitis (inflammation of the oil-secreting glands of the eyelids), and so on. </dd> <dt><a href="http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/">Merck Manual</a></dt> <dd>Provides medical information about diseases, including Sjogren's, keratoconjunctivitis sicca, allergic conjunctivitis, and so on. </dd> <dt><a href="http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/sjogrens/index.htm"> NIH Sjogren's Page</a></dt> <dd>Provides nformation about Sjogren's Syndrome from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). </dd> <dt><a href="http://www.ophthalmologytimes.com/ophthalmologytimes/"> OpthalmologyTimes.com</a></dt> <dd>Provides a search tool that you can use to search for dry-eye related information. </dd> <dt><a href="http://www.revophth.com/">Review of Ophthalmology</a></dt> <dd>Provides a search tool that you can use to search for dry-eye related information. </dd> <dt><a href="http://www.revoptom.com/">Review of Optometry Online</a></dt> <dd>Provides a search tool that you can use to search for dry-eye related information. </dd> <!-- <dt><a href="http://www.theschepens.org/">Schepens Eye Research Institute</dt> <dd>xxx </dt> --> <dt><a href="http://www.sjogrens.com/"> Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation</a></dt> <dd>Provides information about Sjogren's Syndrome. Many people with dry eye subscribe to the Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation monthly newsletter. The SSF supports research about dry eye and Sjogren's Syndrome. </dd> <dt><a href="http://www.sjogrensworld.org/">Sjogren's World (Sjogrensworld.org)</a></dt> <dd>Provides information about Sjogrens, with a focus on peripheral and central nervous system involvement (see <a href="http://www.sjogrensworld.org/articles.htm">Sjogren's Articles</a>). In addition, Sjogren's World provides online contact with people who have Sjogren's symptoms, including "Live Chats," "E-Pals," "Instant Messaging," and "Discussion Forums." </dd> <dt><a href="http://www.stlukeseye.com/Conditions/DryEyeSyndrome.asp"> St. Luke's Clinic</a></dt> <dd>Provides excellent information about dry eye, including a description of the three types of tears, and a link to information about nutrition for dry eye. <!-- "A corneal ulcer forms when the surface of the cornea is damaged or compromised... There are many causes of corneal ulcers... Patients with severely dry eyes... are also at risk [to get corneal ulcer]" Also VERY GOOD basic info about dry eyes. Explains the 3 types of tears; metaphor of river vs arid gully; blepharitis, vit a deficiency, sjogrens, menopause; preservative-free drops; avoid products that whiten the eye; tests to diagnose; ointment at bedtime; punctal plugs; essential fatty acids; et al. --> </dd> <dt><a href="http://www.surgicaleyes.org"> SurgicalEyes.org</a></dt> <dd>Assists people who are unhappy about their experience with LASIK, PRK, RK, AK, ALK or other elective refractive and laser surgeries. According to Surgical Eyes, for some people such surgery can cause or increase dry eye. </dd> <!-- <dt><a href="http://members.aol.com/osleye/Conditions/Dryeye.htm"> Dry Eye</a></dt> <dd>Provides a good list of currently available artificial tears and dry eye ointments. </dd> --> <!-- Does not display Nov 2004 <dt><a href="http://www.dryeyehelp.com/default.asp"> DryEyeHelp.com</a></dt> <dd>Provides information about "Dry Eye Syndrome" and about products that provide symptom relief. </dd> --> <!-- Does not display Sept 2002 <dt><a href="http://www.aoanet.org/cpg-10-cposd.html"> Optometric Clinical Practice Guidelines</a></dt> <dd>This document, Optometric Clinical Practice Guidelines: Care of the Patient with Ocular Surface Disease, contains information about dry eye and blepharitis. </dd> --> <!-- <dt> <a href= "http://www.dr-overman.com/Sjogren's%20medications_and_helpful_products.htm"> Sjogren's Medications and Helpful Products</a></dt> <dd>Describes medications and other products for relieving dry eye, dry mouth, and other conditions associated with Sjogren's Syndrome. </dd> --> <!-- not there 9/2002 <dt><a href="http://www.uic.edu/com/eye/education/eyefacts/dry.htm"> Ophthalmology at University of Illinois</a></dt> <dd>This is the dry eye section of the Web site of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. They estimate that 12 million Americans suffer from dry eyes and provide a good overview about dry eye. They mention the use of AIM moisture chamber glasses. </dd> --> <!-- OBSOLETE? Call 312-996-6590 and ask about AIM moisture chamber glasses, which are mentioned at http://www.uic.edu/com/eye/education/eyefacts/dry.htm --> </dl> <h3><a name="drug-sites">Web sites about drugs and vitamins</a></h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.drugs.com">Drugs.com</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.drugs-and-medications.com/">Drugs and Medications Search Engine and Directory</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.fda.gov">Food and Drug Administration</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ftc.gov">Federal Trade Commission</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html">MEDLINEplus Drug Information</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/search.htm">MedSafe</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nccam.nih.gov">National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.rxlist.com/">RxList.com</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.sram.org/">Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine and Aberrant Medical Practices</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.quackwatch.org/04ConsumerEducation/sram.html"> Quackwatch.org</a></li> </ul> <!-- No longer available <dt><a href="http://www.healthandage.com/html/res/pdr/"> Physician's Desk Reference</a></dt> <dd>The Physician's Desk Reference contains a complete list of prescription medications available in the United States. </dd> --> <!-- Not as good as PDR [3/03 NOT AVAILABLE] <dt><a href="http://www.virtualdrugstore.com/"> http://www.virtualdrugstore.com/</a></dt> <dd>The Virtual Drugstore site contains information about some prescription and non-prescription drugs. </dd> --> <h3><a name="journal-articles">Articles about moisture chamber glasses</a></h3> <p>You can ask your local librarian to order the following journal articles through their inter-libary loan service.</p> <dl> <dt>"How to Produce Moisture Chamber Eyeglasses for the Dry Eye Patient"</dt> <dd>by Hart, Dean E.; Simko, Mark; and Harris, Elaine, in the Journal of the American Optometric Association, Vol. 65., No. 7, July 1994, pp. 517-22. </dd> <dt>"Moisture Chamber Spectacles: A Practical Guide to Their Construction"</dt> <dd>by David E. Savar, M.D., Peggy Runacre, and Charles M. Godfrey, M.D., in Arch. Ophthalmol., Vol. 97, July 1979, pages 1347-1348. </dd> <dt>"Swimmer's Goggles for Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca"</dt> <dd>by Robert H. Poirier, M.D., Frank M. Ryburn, M.D., and Charles W. Israel, M.D., in Arch. Ophthalmol., Vol. 95, August 1977, pages 1405-1406. </dd> </dl> </div> </td> </tr> <!-- If add or delete empty cells (above), must adjust mainbox rowspan number --> <!-- but have deleted the empty cells, except on the allergy (cat) page --> <tr> <td class="horzline" colspan="3"></td> </tr> <!-- don't need Disclaimer on this page --> <tr> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> <div class="note"> <span class="yib"><a name="Disclaimer">DISCLAIMER:</a></span> <span class="yib">Do <span class="yib">not</span> use any tip described on these pages without first consulting your physician.</span> <br/> All content on this Web site is for informational purposes only; it is not to be used for diagnosis or treatment; and it should not be construed as personal medical advice. Information published on this Web site is not intended to replace, supplant, or augment a consultation with an eye care professional regarding the user's/viewer's medical care. 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