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Defined - Definition of:	Autoimmune:
	Of or relating to an immune response by the body against one of its own tissues, cells, or molecules. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

Types of Autoimmune Diseases	lupus and vitiligo

	UCONN HEALTH CENTER main number::::: 860-679-2000
	University of Connecticut Health Center Dr. Lynn Puddington, Program Director Graduate Program in Immunology Department of Immunology CIIVR, MC 1319 Farmington, Connecticut 06030-1319 Phone: 860-679-4655 Fax: 860-679-1868 Email: puddington@nso1.uchc.edu World Wide Web: http://www.uchc.edu

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	EYE AUTOIMMUNE INFO AND TREATMENT INFO
	New York University Graduate Training Program in Molecular Oncology and Immunology New York, New York http://pathology.med.nyu.edu/research/immunology Cornell University Graduate School of Medical Sciences New York, New York Mount Sinai School of Medicine Immunology Institute Graduate Program Attn: Dr. Patricia Cortes 1 Gustave L. Levy Place Box 1630 New York, NY 10029 USA Contact: Dr. Patricia Cortes (patricia.cortes@mssm.edu) Adrian Ting (adrian.ting@mssm.edu) FAX: (212)849-2525 www.iisinai.org New York University Graduate Training Program in Molecular Oncology and Immunology New York, New York Yale Immunobiology Graduate Program Contact: David Schatz, Ph.D. Yale Immunobiology Graduate Program PO Box 208011 New Haven, CT 06520-8011 (203) 737-2255 Fax: (203) 785-2939 E-mail: david.schatz@yale.edu Web: http://info.med.yale.edu/bbs/ The Yale Immunobiology Graduate Program is an independent component of Yale Graduate School. It is designed to provide the education, intellectual support and supervision necessary for students to obtain the Ph.D. degree in Immunology. Students enter the program through the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS) Program of Yale Graduate School. The BBS has over 200 participating faculty offering various research opportunities for the student to select as a thesis advisor and mentor. http://www.nyee.edu/ocular-trauma-service.html The New york Eye and Ear Infirmary 310 East 14th Street New York, NY 10003 212-979-4000 Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine which deals with the diseases and surgery of the visual pathways, including the eye, brain, and areas surrounding the eye, such as the lacrimal system and eyelids. By convention the term ophthalmologist is more restricted and implies a medically trained surgical specialist. Since ophthalmologists perform operations on eyes, they are generally categorized as surgeons. American Academy of Ophthalmology http://www.aao.org/ The Association for Research and Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) http://www.arvo.org/eweb/startpage.aspx?site=arvo2 American Society of Cateract and Refractive Surgery http://www.ascrs.org/ ASCRS · 4000 Legato Rd., Ste. 700 · Fairfax, VA 22033 · (703) 591-2220 American College of Eye Surgeons American Board of Eye Surgery 334 East Lake Road, #135, Palm Harbor, FL 34685-2427 727.366.1487 \| fax 727.836.9783 \| email quality@aces-abes.org American Board of Ophthalmology http://www.abop.org/index1.asp An extensive collection of clinical ophthalmic cases and their pathology for use by researchers and clinicians to aid in preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases of the eye and visual system. http://cogancollection.nei.nih.gov/ Daily ophthalmology news and perspective http://www.osnsupersite.com/ http://www.rcoklahoma.com/Uveitis.html Autoimmune disease of the eye is known as uveitis. Immune cells enter the eye, become active, and exert their effects (“inflammation”). The normal eye does not have significant inflammation at any one time. For the sake of classification, we classify uveitis as: --anterior if it affects the front part of the eye. --intermediate if it affects the middle or vitreous gel portion of the eye. --posterior if it affects the retina and/or choroid. --”pan” as in “panuveitis” if all three compartments of the eye are affected. Medline Plus: Uveitis American Uveitis Society International Ocular Inflammation Society Uveitis Support Group, Ocular Immunology and Research Foundation European uveitis patient group uveitis is inflammation of the eyeball http://www.scienceblog.com/community/older/2002/C/20025039.html Protein in eye may help fight autoimmune diseases in other parts of body http://www.willsglaucoma.org/supportgroup/20080716.htm