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Newsletter no. 3 August 1999 |
| Introduction
see below
Other Items in this edition have now been all moved into the patient info sections. eg The treatment of uveitis. See Patient information secton.
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Welcome to the third newsletter from the UIG. A big welcome to our first member in Argentina. We are reaching far and wide! As the group steadily grows in numbers and I speak to more and more people affected by uveitis, then certain things keep cropping up in the conversations:
- Those who are told they have uveitis have usually never heard of it before and haven’t come across anyone else with it.
- Peoples’ experiences and problems with uveitis vary so much because the condition is so variable.
It is very important to recognise this variation and it is certainly something which is “harped on about” a great deal in these newsletters. Having said that, there will also be a lot of common ground between sufferers. Experiences with dealing with side effects of drugs or about explaining the effects of uveitis to an employer are 2 examples of subjects that crop up often in conversations. It is this “common ground” that we would like to concentrate on in the newsletters.
General information on all types of uveitis and topics surrounding uveitis, in any amount of detail, can be obtained by contacting the group. This information will always be of a general nature and should always be used to “back up” the information you receive from your own doctors.
The UIG wishes to offer support and good information wherever possible. The group is, of course, unable to offer any sort of opinion on an individual’s treatment or diagnosis.