Optometry News and Notes

VisualDX provides clinicians and students with diagnostic support including:

• Over 16,000 images that can help diagnose more than 900 visually identifiable diseases, drug reactions or infections.
• Specific modules for drug reactions, rashes & growths, STDs, infectious disease, HIV/AIDS, emergency preparedness, etc.

Be sure to check out the External Eye: Conjunctiva and Cornea module.  “Covering eyelids, conjunctiva, cornea, sclera, pupil, and iris, the External Eye module is an extensive knowledge base that includes 143 diagnoses. With a total of 1,063 high‑resolution and slit-lamp photographs of the cornea, this module covers not only common diseases of the eye but also infectious diseases, benign malignant neoplasms, and even inflammatory diseases.”

Access VisualDX from the “Databases & Resources” page.

Join us for our Library Open House for National Medical Librarians Month.  Stop by the Library on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 between 10 am & 2 pm to enjoy some snacks and cake and find out more about things going on in the library.  We’ll be sharing information on:

• Web 2.0 Tools
• VisualDX
• Historical Collections
• Community Outreach
• Homecoming
• Physical Space/Furnishings

As part of our new student-focused access, we’ll be asking for your suggestions on our physical space and furnishings.  We’re looking for economical ways to make the library more comfortable and usable for you and are interested in your input.  Stop by and let us know what you think about some of the ideas we are considering.

Hope to see you there!

Take a look at AccessSurgery, the October Resource of the Month! You’ll definitely want to look at the Eye & Ocular Adnexa section under Head & Neck.

Some possible liaison services include:

• Research consultations
• Searching the literature
• Helping you set up alerts for ongoing searches
• Verifying citations
• One-on-one and group instruction on resources and databases
• Curriculum and course support

Please let me know if you think of other ways I can provide assistance!  Email me at anmitch@uab.edu

You should be able to access almost all UAB resources and online journals from your offices, labs, and homes by going through the library Website. Please note that remote access requires a Blazer ID and password. For more information about finding journals, take a look at the Finding E-Journals tutorial.

If you need help or would like more information, please stop by the InfoDesk, give us a call, or send us an email or chat.

Be sure to check out these additional resources:

• LHL Tutorials
• Eye Resources on the Internet, compiled by the Association of Vision Science Librarians
• National Eye Institute
• EndNote Web

Take a look at some of Lister Hill Library’s resources for Optometry:

• Databases & Resources for Optometry category
• List of vision-related journals
• Overview of online resources
• PubMed Tips

Update:  Anatomy.TV at LHL is no longer provided by STAT!Ref.  Please see the “Databases & Resources” page for more information.

Provided by STAT!Ref, Anatomy.TV is advertised as “the world’s most detailed 3D model of human anatomy online.”  You may be especially interested in the “Eye” and “Orbit from Above” components of the Head & Neck Section.

With Anatomy.TV you can:

• zoom, rotate, and peel away layers
• watch live-action movies and animations
• view MRI images, x-rays, clinical slides, and dissection videos
• use images and videos in your presentations and patient handouts
• read explanatory text, take quizzes, and answer multiple choice questions

From the Anatomy.TV homepage, click on Interactive Head & Neck.  Then use the drop down box to choose Eye or Orbit from Above.

Access Anatomy.TV via the “Databases & Resources” page.

*Please note: Remote access requires a UAB Blazer ID and password.

If you’d like more help, please contact your Optometry Liaison Nicole Mitchell.