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and contact lens fitters, and shares
these lists, free of charge, to requesting
patients.
In the past, ophthalmologists who
were board-certified and had completed
a cornea/cataract fellowship were invited
to join the referral network. Beginning
this year, NKCF will limit ophthalmol-
ogist referrals to those who are active
members of the Cornea Society.
"We have an obligation, when we
are asked by patients, to identify the
top specialists in a geographic area. By
limiting invitations to join our referral
program to Cornea Society members,
we are confident that we are associating
with clinicians who are practicing at the
highest level," Ms. Prudden said.
Cornea Society members interested
in participating in the NKCF physician
referral program are invited to complete
a short online application describing
their practice and experience treating
patients with keratoconus. The form can
be found at www.nkcf.org.
For more information, contact info@
nkcf.org or mprudden@uci.edu. CN
Business meeting
announcement
The Cornea Society business
meeting will take place on
Friday, October 14, during
the Cornea Society/Eye Bank
Association of America Fall
Educational Symposium at
the Westin on Michigan
Avenue, 909 Michigan
Avenue, Chicago. All mem-
bers are invited to attend.
Check the Society website
for updates:
www.CorneaSociety.org
Keratoconus patient referral program
T
he National Keratoconus Foun-
dation (NKCF) celebrates its 30th
anniversary this year. The organi-
zation, now based at the Univer-
sity of California, Irvine's Gavin Herbert
Eye Institute, provides informational
materials and raises public awareness of
the disease.
For more than two decades, NKCF
has maintained a robust physician
referral program. "Each week, we are
contacted by patients seeking experts in
keratoconus," said Mary Prudden, execu-
tive director. The organization maintains
state-wide lists of ophthalmologists, as
well as specialty-trained optometrists
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