INFO - Ocular manifestations of autoimmune disease

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American Family Physicians

September 15, 2002

" Ocular Manifestations of Autoimmune Disease " :

http://www.aafp.org/afp/20020915/991.html

Not an MD

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

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Another good place to go for this is Pars Planitis.com. I go there often, as

they have a uveitis support group. There is a lot of good info about

autoimmunity and the eyes, as well as a section called " Ask Dr " , where

Dr. C. , who is the head of the site, and works out of Cambridge,

Mass., can and will answer your eye questions. Many autoimmune diseases,

including rhuematic ones like ours, have been found t5o be related to certain

eye disorders, esp. those involving the uveal tract, which makes the fluid that

fills up the eyeball. If you have autoimmunity, especially Lupus, by all means,

see an ophthalmologist regularly, immediately if you experience sudden vision

changes , eye pain, or floaters. Good Luck All,

Jane

<Matsumura_Clan@...> wrote:

American Family Physicians

September 15, 2002

" Ocular Manifestations of Autoimmune Disease " :

http://www.aafp.org/afp/20020915/991.html

Not an MD

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org