Welcome to the website for the Birdshot Uveitis Society, a support group for people with the rare, hard-to treat, autoimmune, posterior uveitis called Birdshot Chorioretinopathy. Previously part of UIG, (the Uveitis Information Group), we are now applying to obtain our own charitable status and we will let you know as soon as this happens. In the meantime all donations to the cause should be made our paypal link to the left.
We very much hope that you will find this site informative and easy to navigate. Please let us know if you have any problems, or you have any ideas on how to make the website more useful, email us via our contact form.
For an overview on Birdshot Chorioretiniopathy, click on the Birdshot navigation button above. To print off any of our fact sheets, please go to the the Fact Sheet section where there are PDF files that you can download.
For current news about birdshot, what we are up to, projects we are involved in, things we think you might like to read about, go to the News section. If you register on this site you will automatically get regular updates to keep you informed when new news is posted.
Contacting us for support
If you have been diagnosed with Birdshot we want to hear from you so that we can support you and offer information and help if you need it. Please contact us by sending us a short email.
Healthcare Professionals
A range of healthcare professionals have also joined as members and we really welcome this development. If you are a healthcare professional who wants to know more about Birdshot, or who already is an expert in Birdshot and can help us develop the site, or you want to link with other healthcare professionals or patients, we want to encourage you to become members. You can do so by registering below. We can then develop a ‘Birdshot Community’ in the UK and internationally.
Birdshot Register
We are also keen to build up a database of everyone who has Birdshot Chorioretinopathy in the UK so that we can raise the profile of the eye condition, ensure appropriate funding is offered for those with Birdshot and understand the incidence and prevalence so that useful research for new treatments or prevention can be found. Please complete the form found here.
At this stage we simply need your name, email address and a short message, telling us a bit about your Birdshot and who you are treated by. We will then be in touch with you by email and add you to our register. All information will be treated confidentially. Thank you for joining the register.
Site Navigation
If you are having difficulties navigating the website or finding the information you want, please use the search box at the top of the page to try find what you are looking for or refer to the site map.
