[il-talk] FW: Requesting Help with Posting Informational Flyer for Eye Study at UCLA

[Kelly Pierce]

Patti,

I just learned that one egg a day prevents macular degeneration and
stops the progression  of the visual loss, according to a
peer-reviewed study of peple in a nursing home who were fed eggs and
those who didn't eat them.  For eggs with really big and I am told
colorful yokes, which is where the macular degeneration fighting
nutrients are found, obtain eggs from chickens living on pasture who
forage the grasses and pasturelands.  these can be found at farmer's
markets or CSA programs.

Kelly



On 6/28/10, Patti chang <pattichang at att.net> wrote:
>
>
> Patti Gregory-Chang
> President, NFBI
> Sent from my KNFB mobile.
>
> -original message-
> Subject: Requesting Help with Posting Informational Flyer for Eye Study at
> UCLA
> From: Carlos Carballo <carballo at jsei.ucla.edu>
> Date: 06/25/2010 5:22 PM
>
> Dear Patti Chang,
>
> My name is Carlos Carballo and I am a Clinical Research Coordinator at the
> Jules Stein Eye Institute at UCLA. I came across the NFB of Illinois¹s
> website and have become familiar with the services you provide to the blind
> & visually impaired citizens of the state of Illinois.
>
> I would like to ask for your support in publicizing our nationwide,
> web-based eye research study. Currently, we are recruiting participants for
> the ³Study on the Genetics of Age-Related Maculopathy (GARM II)². Would it
> be possible for us to utilize one of your media outlets (i.e. the Newsletter
> ³The Braille Examiner², E-Mail List-Servs, Blog, Website) to dispense
> information to your members on our study? If so, what would you require (or
> prohibit)? I have attached a flyer that we are currently using to make
> people aware of the study.
>
> Below you¹ll find a brief description of our study:
>
> The Jules Stein Eye Institute at University of California, Los Angeles is
> seeking clinical research volunteers. Dr. Michael B. Gorin is conducting a
> nationwide study of genetic and other risk factors that contribute to the
> development of age-related macular degeneration (also known as Age-Related
> Maculopathy). Individuals or members of their family may be eligible to
> participate in this observational study (this is not a treatment trial)
> which does not require that individuals travel to UCLA, but allows
> individuals to participate through a confidential and secure website.
> Individuals will be required to give 1 saliva sample or have their blood
> drawn (20 ml). Photographs of the retina will be covered by the study.
>
> The study is looking for:
> 1. Individuals from 49 to 65 years old who have/had a least one parent with
> macular degeneration. Spouses or partners will be included.
> 2. The parent(s) who have Age-Related Macular degeneration or have a
> first-degree relative with the disease (siblings).
>
> If an individual wishes to learn more about this study, they can go to the
> following website and read about the study with complete anonymity (and even
> send questions to the research coordinators).
>
> https://jseiclinres.jsei.ucla.edu/garm/
>
> UCLA IRB # 08-11-008-11
> Approval date: 07/12/2009
> Renewed Annually
>
> Feel free to contact me or one of our research coordinators TOLL-FREE at
> 1(800)286-8581 for more information. Thank you for your time and the work
> you do.
> --
> Carlos Carballo
> Clinical Research Coordinator
> Retinal Disorders and Ophthalmic Genetics Division
> David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
> Jules Stein Eye Institute
> 100 Stein Plaza, DS-2-545
> Los Angeles, CA 90095-7000
> Phone:  (310)794-1250
> Fax:        (310)794-5701
> https://jseiclinres.jsei.ucla.edu/garm/
> carballo at jsei.ucla.edu
>
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