I worked on my edgelooping for a while while looking at tutorials for a basic topology(is that the word?) guideline, when i read a blurb about using Make Live to help model an eyeball. I applied make live to my old model and changing the topology was a piece of cake while still staying on the surface of the copy. Isnt maya wonderful? Heres a pic of how it turned out...the lines are a little too wavy, but ill fix that in the morning.