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Uveitis
is a rare medical illness that affects vision. Uveitis is the third leading cause of preventable
blindness in the developed world and one of a group of illnesses broadly classified as Ocular
Inflammatory Disease (OID) (more).
Uveitis Support | Canada
Uveitis Support | Canada was
established to facilitate access
to state-of-the art information in Canada about the diagnosis
and treatment of ocular inflammatory disease and to be a
resource for Canadian patients and physicians. No one
should lose vision because they have uveitis or other ocular
inflammatory disease. But, unfortunately, many will go
blind from the disease because of the lack of information about
modern, vision-preserving standards of care.
The website will link the
reader to
state-of the-art information about the diagnosis and treatment
of ocular inflammatory disease, and to support resources
for anyone living with ocular inflammatory
disease. We recommend that you explore the website
carefully; you will learn that you are not alone. If you are a
physician looking for training opportunities, or looking for resources for your patients,
or a patient or parent looking information and support, you will
find it here. >>
We are indebted to Saletta
Hindemith for getting all of this started. None of this would
have gotten done without her. As the parent of a child
with uveitis, she wanted to increase awareness about uveitis and
make information easily accessible to all
Canadians. She has done just that by leading the way
to the formation of Uveitis Support | Canada and the development
of this web resource.
And, we are indebted to the
physician sponsors who have encouraged this effort and
contributed their valuable time and resources to insure its
success:
Amin Kherani, BSc, MD, FRCSC of
the
Southern Alberta Eye Center (Calgary Alberta
Canada) and C. Stephen
Foster, M.D., FACS, FACR, of the
Ocular Immunology
and Uveitis Foundation and
Harvard
Medical School (Cambridge, MA USA).
Finally, we
are grateful to members of the
Uveitis/OID
Support
Group, especially to
Frances Foster and Liz
Irvin, for donating their time and talents and helping us get
this project launched.
What you will find through the website:
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Uveitis Support |
Canada is a nonprofit, public charity established in 2006 by the Alberta Uveitis
Society to educate and support patients and family members living with ocular
inflammatory disease and their physicians. Uveitis Support | Canada is a chapter
of the Uveitis/OID Support Group, a program of the
Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation.
Uveitis Support | Canada ~ 119
Hidden Ranch Place NW ~ Calgary AB T3A 5N8
~ Email: Info@uveitis.ca
Copyright © 2012 Uveitis Support | Canada. All
Rights Reserved.
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