Support for Eye Involvement

Eye Involvement

ISN Guide to Eye Involvement: Dr. Liz Irvin

Hello, I am Dr. Liz Irvin, your ISN Guide to Eye Involvement. In addition to helping Dr. C. Stephen Foster develop resources for this section of the ISN website, I am happy to try to respond to questions that you may have or to redirect you to resources that may be helpful. Email liz-irvin@sclero.org.

Scleroderma Eye Involvement
Normal Tension Glaucoma (NTG)
Autoimmune Iritis or Uveitis

Optic Neuropathy
Other Eye Diseases of Scleroderma

Eye Involvement in Rheumatic Diseases
Support for Eye Disease

Personal Stories
Media Stories

These symptoms may sometimes occur in systemic sclerosis (scleroderma). Scleroderma (SD) affects everyone differently. Just because something is listed here does not mean it is caused by scleroderma nor that an individual scleroderma patient will ever experience it. See Disclaimer

Support for Eye Involvement

Ask Dr. Foster Forum
Support Groups for Eye Diseases

Ask Dr. Foster Forum

Ask Dr. Foster Forum. Online message board with questions for and answers by Dr. C. Stephen Foster, who serves on the Medical Advisory Board of the nonprofit International Scleroderma Network (sclero.org). He is founder of the Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institute (MERSI) and of the Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation. (Also see: ISN: Dr. C. Stephen Foster)

— Lichen sclerosis and eye problems? Ask Dr. Foster Forum.

Cataracts Surgery and Scleroderma? Ask Dr. Foster Forum.

Support Groups for Eye Diseases

Ask Dr. Foster Forum. C. Stephen Foster, M.D., Medical Advisor.

Uveitis Online Support Group C. Stephen Foster, M.D., Medical Advisor.

Uveitis Glossary. Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Cambridge, MA USA.

Harvard University / Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation. Extensive patient support forums, glossary, articles, support community. Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Cambridge, MA USA.

Uveitis Kids. This is a resource website for kids only and they have access to an online support group page there as well. Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Cambridge, MA USA.

Uveitis Support. International online support community for anyone living with ocular inflammatory disease. Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Cambridge, MA USA.

Uveitis Information Group The UIG is a UK based organization devoted to providing easily understood patient information and support. UIG.

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.