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Canada

Sponsor:	Calgary Retina Consultants
Medical Advisor:	Amin Kherani, BSc, MD, FRCSC, HOB
Contact:	Saletta Hendimeth Alberta Uveitis Facilitator with CNIB
Resources:	Local meetings, newsletter, website.
Website:	http://www.uveitis.CA

United States

Uveitis/OID Support Group

An American site operated by the Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA. There is a very good patient information and support group at this address. This site also has a very good section for kids and teenagers. Forums for children, adults, and parents.

Sponsor:	Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation Cambridge, MA USA
Medical Advisor:	C. Stephen Foster, M.D. F.A.C.S., F.A.C.R. Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology Harvard Medical School
Contact:	Frances Foster
Resources:	Website with extensive information Uveitis Online Support Group Kids Page Information for Parents Pars Planitis Forum Uveitis Glossary Ask Dr. Foster Forum
Website:	www.uveitis.org

OUR MEDICAL ADVISORS

Amin Kherani, BSc, MD, FRCSC

Founder

Website: www.calgaryretina.ca

Calgary Retina Consultants, under the leadership of Dr. Kherani and Dr. Avril Fitzgerald, have created a uveitis treatment center that combines the latest in ophthalmic and rheumatologic care.

Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation

C. Stephen Foster, M.D., FACS
Founder and President

Website: www.uveitis.org

The Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation (OIUF) is the only non-profit voluntary health organization in the world dedicated exclusively to finding the causes and cure for uveitis and other ocular inflammatory diseases and is the only organization exclusively serving individuals, families and friends affected by uveitis.

The Foundation is located at the Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institute (MERSI), a medical institute headed by C. Stephen Foster, M.D., that is devoted exclusively to the care and treatment of adults and children with ocular inflammatory disease, and to the training of the next generation of specialist physicians (website link).

Learn more about the OIUF:

Current research activities |

How to help | Newsletter |

Brochure | MERSI

IMPORTANT LINKS

CNIB: www.cnib.ca

CNIB is a nationwide, community-based, registered charity committed to public education, research and the vision health of all Canadians. CNIB provides the services and support necessary to enjoy a good quality of life while living with vision loss.

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.