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| Uveitis is rare, but is one of the leading causes of blindness in U.S. Uveitis is an inflammatory process that affects the interior of the eye and can cause blindness. The 30 forms of uveitis can have different origins, but most cases are due to autoimmune or autoinflammatory responses. Katie Charles. Daily News. 10/07/09. | ||
| What is Gentle Molding? Gentle Molding is a non-surgical procedure used to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. The cornea, the outer window of the eye, is reshaped while sleeping with a molding lens at night. This reshaping of the cornea corrects the vision during the daytime to allow for clear vision without the need for glasses or contact lenses. 01/09/07, WOAI.com. (See Orthokeratology Academy of America for prescribing doctors.) | ||
| Scleral contact lenses are a specialized contact lens which are are twice the size of usual contacts. They have a vaulted section filled with saline which acts as a liquid bandage to help heal extremely dry or diseased corneas. It is not uncommon for someone who is legally blind from corneal disease or trauma to regain near perfect vision. Arena Eye Surgeons. | ||
| Myopia reduction using corneal refractive therapy (CRT) contact lenses. The CRT lens is an effective modality for temporary myopic correction for a restricted subset of myopic candidates. NIH, 004 Oct;30(4):223-6; discussion 230. | ||
| LASIK in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases A Pilot Study. In this small series, we found good outcomes when correcting refractive errors using LASIK in selected patients with controlled rheumatic diseases. In this series, a favorable postoperative visual outcome was obtained with no operative or postoperative vision-threatening complications. PubMed. Ophthalmology. 2005 Sep 14. | ||
| A Protein in the Eye May Prevent Immune Response and Protect Eyes from Disease. A protein known as F4/80 found on immune cells in the eye and other parts of the body may have a function in the regulation of the body's immune response and protect delicate tissues that cannot survive the "inflammation" inherent in full-blown immunity. redorbit News. 06/21/05. | ||
| Related Pages | ||
| Dr. C. Stephen Foster: ISN Medical Advisory Board. Dr. Foster is Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation in Cambridge, MA USA. ISN. | ||
| Sjogren's Syndrome A systemic autoimmune disease that sometimes occurs in overlap with systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) and causes dryness of the eyes, mouth and skin. ISN. |
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