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Hello! The Clinical Research Center is looking for participants for a quick turnaround study that involves three visits in one day (baseline visit and 3 hours between visit 2 and visit 3) for a total of 6 hours of contact lens wear. We will be studying fit and comfort of soft contact lenses. Cash compensation is $75 upon completion. Interested? See additional details below. ____________________________________________________________________________ _______ PARTICIPATE IN A SOFT CONTACT LENS STUDY New Date- FRIDAY August 19th, 2005 EARN $75 UPON COMPLETION OF STUDY The U.C. Berkeley Clinical Research Center is looking for soft contact lens wearers to participate in a contact lens study. Participants will be asked to come to our research center for "three visits on the same day". Participants will be asked to wear study contact lenses during the visit, and doctors will evaluate the fit and comfort of the lenses over a 6 hour period. Participants will be asked to discontinue contact lens wear 24 hours before their appointment and come wearing their prescription glasses. Each visit will be about 45 to 60 minutes long. Doctors will fit participants for study lenses after assessing their ocular health at the first visit and have them fill out a questionnaire. Visit 2 will be after 3 hours of lens wear. Participants' ocular health will be reassessed and will be asked to fill out questionnaires. After another 3 hours, participants will return again for their final 3rd visit to be reassessed and fill out a questionnaires. Subjects will be wearing both study lenses and their habitual spectacles during the study. Requirements: *18-39 years old *Currently wear soft contact lenses on a regular basis *Had a recent eye exam *No evidence of eye disease or systemic illness *Must have prescription glasses The U.C. Berkeley Clinical Research Center is located at the U.C. Berkeley Optometry School (Minor Hall/Meredith W. Morgan Eye Care Center) Interested? Call or email the Clinical Research Center 510.643.9252 [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you miss us, please leave a message on the answering machine with your name, phone number, and best time of day to reach you. If you email, please note your name, phone number and the best time of day for us to contact you about the study. Thank you, The Clinical Research Center Nancy Y. Hom Study Coordinator Clinical Research Center School of Optometry U.C. Berkeley 160A Minor Hall Berkeley, CA 94720-2020 510-643-9252 Fax: (510) 642-9734 http://optometry.berkeley.edu/crc/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- The above message does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of MCBcDNA, mcbUSA, the MCB Department, or UC Berkeley. TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS LIST, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe mcb-infoline" in the message body. Please send questions or comments to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For a list of upcoming events and information about the student clubs: MCBcDNA http://mcb.berkeley.edu/groups/mcbcdna/ mcbUSA http://mcb.berkeley.edu/groups/mcbusa/
