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2/1/99 Chapter 14 CPRC page 14-4
The CPRC Director informs the Clinic Principal Investigator if a set of
fluorescein or corneal photographs is not gradable and conveys any specific
recommendations on methods to improve photograph quality that the Reader
may have noted in the file (Section 14.3 above). The Study patient is immediately
rescheduled for an appointment within 14 days for repeat photography. The new
exposed film is mailed to the CLEK Photography Reading Center on the same
day as the repeat photography.
14.5 Certification of CLEK Photography Reading Center Personnel
14.5.1 Certification of Photograph Readers
The CLEK Photography Reading Center must have certified Photograph
Readers. Certification requirements for the CLEK Photography Readers are:
(1) Attend training sessions conducted by the Director of the CLEK
Photography Reading Center concerning the design of the CLEK Study, the
methods for fluorescein photography, the methods of fluorescein photograph
reading and documentation, the methods for corneal photography, and the
methods of corneal photograph reading and documentation;
(2) Study and know in detail the CLEK Operations Manual, especially
Chapters 2, 10, 11, and 14, and the CLEK Photography Reading Center
Operations Manual;
(3) Complete a written examination for the Photograph Reader;
(4) Read 100 teaching slides (50 fluorescein, 50 cornea) as specified in the
CLEK Photography Reading Center Operations Manual, under the direction of
the CPRC Director;
(5) Independently and correctly read 20 apical touch fluorescein patterns
and 20 apical clearance fluorescein patterns to the satisfaction of the CPRC
Director;
(6) Independently and correctly read photographs from 20 slightly scarred
eyes and 20 nonscarred eyes to the satisfaction of the CPRC Director.
Documentation of completion of each of these requirements is submitted
to the Project Manager at the Coordinating Center. The CPRC Director and the
Coordinating Center Director are responsible for recommending certification.
After the training session and examination (steps 3 and 4 just above), provisional
certification is awarded to the CLEK Photograph Reader. After satisfactory