Archive for December, 2009
New BUS leaflet
Birdshot Uveitis Society’s first leaflet has recently gone to print and we are due to receive a 1000 copies shortly.
The printers, Docuprint Limited, have very kindly agreed to sponsor the costs of our first leaflet and we are extremely grateful to them for this generosity. We would particularly like to thank Sarah Thompson my account manager who managed the leaflet from start to finish. This is a really helpful and useful form of support and we are truly grateful for it in this economically difficult climate.
We hope to be distributing the leaflet to birdshot patients via hospital eye clinics. Please do get in touch with us if you would like us to send you a supply or you know anyone who would like to receive a copy. Our email address is birdshot@live.co.uk.
Annie
Postscript
Here is a link that takes you to a copy of the BUS leaflet which you can print.
Controversy of complementary therapy
http://www.osnsupersite.com/view.aspx?rid=51391
This is an interesting article that I found on the OSN Super Site concerning complementary therapies for ophthalmic problems.
Whilst it does not contain any information about birdshot treatment it provides food for thought and a reasonably balanced debate on the topic which I know many people with birdshot have an interest in. › Continue reading
Seeing better with Bates
The Bates method (Do You Want Better Eyesight Without Glasses?)
Born in 1860, Dr Bates was a New York ophthalmologist who devised an alternative way of helping people to improve their eyesight naturally using various relaxation and stimulation techniques. The full article about bates can be found in the self-help section of the site:- http://birdshot.org.uk/blog/index.php/self-help/seeing-better-with-bates
This is not a cure for birdshot but it might help improve your vision.
New development
As the body ages so do the eyes and people start needing glasses for reading and driving.
“But now a new technique has come on the market which promises not only to restore our sight but also to make it better than before and get us seeing in high definition. › Continue reading