European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 2, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Choosing Contact lenses by Randolph e. Schmid associated Pressa s the average age of americans rises looks will Lind themselves lacing vision problems and making the Choice Between eyeglasses and con acl lenses. People interested in contacts May be confused by the variety of types available especially since no All lenses can to used by every individual a visit to the Eye doctor Polomo Krisl or ophthalmologist is needed to help determine the enact Eye needs. Tho doctor can Check lot an underlying disease and prepare a prescription for Lon pcs to Correct any vision problems. Ii is also a Good idea id discuss with them whether spectacles or con acl in nos would to belter since various vision problems Call Lor Dill Ewing solutions. Once a pics Riplon is obtained the search or the Correct con acl Lens can gel under Way. And Iho american Polo Melnyc association has prepared a couple of booklets that May he p. Entitled so you want to Wear Contact lenses and choosing the right Contact  the Pamp hols Are available of no charge by sending a stamped sell addressed business size envelope to the communications Conler. American Polo metric association 243 n. Lindbergh blvd.,31 Louis. To. 63141 special consideration Musl be Given Bolh to co needs and Liles Iylo on Sale clog lenses Tho optometrists sirens athletically inclined people May want to Gol Sott lenses which have close lit and Are less Likely to dislodge in hard activities Lor example. On Iho Tolhur hand people who need especially Eye need Ana lifestyle pm Factor when selecting Contact lenses. Sharp vision on their jobs May prefer rigid lenses. And campers and travellers who cannot Deal easily with daily cleaning and changing lenses May need the extended Wear variety. For Impala Cut lots Sotl lenses Are easier to adjust to. While Lor the Cost conscious rigid plastic lenses need less frequent replacement. Here s a rundown on the various types of ions available As explained by the optometrists soft lenses. These Are flexible plastic lenses that absorb Walor and allow oxygen to pass through to nourish the Eye acne rally they Are easy to adjust to and people soil chm Bolcen them and eyeglasses experience Low problems. Thoy do not Correct All vision problems however and May not provide As Sharp vision As Somo other lenses. They need regular replacement. Rigid Gas permeable tenses. Also plastic these Aro More rigid but still allow oxygen to pass through they give Sharp Clear vision Correct most vision problems and need to be replaced less Otlyn than soil losses. They take longer to Oapl to however and need to be worn consistently. Standard hard Lon pcs. Made of Lough rigid plastic these do not permit oxygen to pass through menopausal women millions Lake them. And every year i hate Are More brands from which to choose advertisements for Iho products continue to suggest that without them women will end up shrunken and Bent Over symptoms of Oslo Korosis. Which is caused by a toss of Bone mass. Osteoporosis aside most women do nol gel enough Calcium in the food they eat. Last year. Or. Ralph f. Shangraw the chairman of the department of pharmaceutics at the University of Maryland school of pharmacy announced Tho results of experiments he had conducted with Calcium supplements. Much to almost everyone s Surprise Shangraw Lound that not All supplements arc created equal his findings from experiments done in 1936,1987 and january 1968, indicate that some supplements Rei Easu Calcium which is essential Lor Strong Bones others pass through without leaving a Trace behind. In order for the body to absorb the Calcium in a Tablet it must dissolve quickly. Several oils of Calcium Are found in supplements among them Calcium phosphate Calcium Lacalle. Calcium citrate Calcium Gnu Conzalo Bone meal Dolomite and Calcium Carbonate which is the most widely used and contains the most concentrated lorm of Calcium. Bono meal and Dolomite which come from natural sources can be contaminated with Lead. For Somo people Calcium phosphate is not As easy to absorb As Calcium Carbonate. Shangraw said it had always been assumed that the body could absorb Calcium Carbonate irom All tables equally Well. He tested More than 80 of the Calcium Carbonate supplements on the Market and found he said that the effectiveness of Over half of the tablets  his observation were made at an october Conle Ronco on osteoporosis sponsored by the food and drug administration. Using tests established by the United states pharmacopeia a non profit group that sets standards Tor drugs Shangraw studied the disintegration and dissolution Rales of the tablets. Disintegration Means breaking up into Small particles dissolution Means dissolving Inlo molecules. According la the group s standards tablets must disintegrate within 30 minutes and 75 percent of the Tablet must be dissolved in the same period. Generally there is a correlation Between the amount of time it lakes a Tablet to disintegrate and Tho Speed with which the particles dissolve while disintegration does not assure tuesday february 2,1988 dissolution Shangraw said Lack of disintegration clearly indicates a poor  it is important to take these supplements Wilh a meal so that stomach acids can help dissolve the Calcium. Al the very least Tho tablets should be taken with six to eight ounces of water or Rico Shangraw said not just enough to hop Swallow the pills. The Council for responsible nut lion a Trada association of nutty tonal supplement manufacturers said it was concerned about the problem. We have notified our members that Jiey should meet the dissolution standards said Annette Dickinson Tho technical Counselor of the organization. Because Calcium tables Are nutritional supplements not drugs and because they do not make therapeutic claims there is no Law saying that they must meet standards set by the United slates pharmacopeia As a result. Fra of Licals said they had no idea that some Calcium pills on the Market were useless until Shangraw released his findings. Shangraw said in was a pacing that no one was enforcing standards Lor the pills. I have been advocating some kind of regulation on Al supplements bul until i got into this i did not know How Long it would  he said. Shangraw said a simple Home test can predict Tho usefulness of Calcium supplements the test merely requires Ordinary vinegar White distilled vinegar is recommended because it is Iho cheapest. Place a Calcium Tab Tel in so ounces of room temperature vinegar for 30 minutes stirring occasionally High Quality tablets will disintegrate within Hall an hour. The stars and stripes Page 17