Birdshot Day Super Draw!!

This year we are delighted to tell you about our Birdshot Day Super-Draw.
We have some amazing prizes up for grabs with all the proceeds going towards raising funds for the Birdshot Bio Bank.
Some of the prizes include…….

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Birdshot Day sponsorship and help

BUS would really like to thank the following organisations and companies  for their financial support and help with the Birdshot Day.
Allergan,   Friends of Moorfields, Grange Hotels, John F Hunt, Moorfields Eye Charity, OPTOS, Scope Ophthalmics, SIGMA TAU,  Moorfields Eye … Continue reading

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Birdshot Day programme, how to get there & useful info.

Dear Birdshot Friends
If you haven’t registered yet for the Birdshot Day and you want to come,  please do so now.  We are supposed to finalise numbers this week and we don’t want you to be disappointed.
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“My Vision” by Susan Piper – Exhibition at the Birdshot day

We are delighted  to confirm that there is going to be a small exhibition of some recent paintings by one of our Birdshot members at the forthcoming Birdshot day.  This will run alongside the mini art workshop that Jenny Wright … Continue reading

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Vitamin D Research

Recent research into Vitamin D  reported in Food Consumer, the Daily Mail, and the Daily Express, amongst many, shows a potentially interesting relationship between Vitamin D levels  and eye health.  The research funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council … Continue reading

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Update about rare diseases from Orphanet

BUS is a member of Orphanet. Orphanet is the European reference portal for information on rare diseases and orphan drugs, for all audiences. Orphanet’s aim is to help improve the diagnosis, care and treatment of patients with rare diseases.
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Birdshot Day Registration – Important News

Please take note that we need to know by the 20th February if you are going to be coming to the Birdshot Day on Saturday 3rd March as that is when we have to confirm our numbers with the Grange … Continue reading

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Possible increased risk of opportune infection

BUS did not think that the results of this study were really that surprising, given the fact that immuno-suppressants suppress the immune system it is likely that you may suffer from infections of various sorts, whether it is cystitis, sinusitis, … Continue reading

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Birdshot local meeting in Market Rasen

The 1st Birdshot local meeting in the Lincolnshire area is going to take place on Saturday 11th February.    Market Rasen is a small market town on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds.  The town lies on the main road … Continue reading

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London/SE Birdshot Friends First Meeting

Last Saturday we had the first meeting of London/SE Birdshot friends and 18 people attended including some friends only recently diagnosed.
We spent a lot of time talking, exchanging experiences and debating ideas, and eating sandwiches and cake!
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