Uveitis/OID is the Third Leading Cause of Blindness
By C. Stephen Foster, MD, FACS, FACR Did you know that Uveitis/OID is the third leading cause of blindness in developed countries? It is the third leading cause of blindness because patients are left on chronic steroid therapy, which causes vision-robbing problems of glaucoma and cataract, or they are not completely controlled by their inflammation. […]
Inaugural C. Stephen and Frances Foster Lecture in Ocular Immunology
On November 4, 2019 C. Stephen and Frances Foster Lecture in Ocular Immunology was held at Massachusetts Eye and Ear. The lectureship was established to recognize the groundbreaking work of C. Stephen Foster, MD, FACS, FACR, founder, and president of Massachusetts Eye and Research Institution. In 1977, Dr. Foster joined the Cornea Service at Mass. […]
C. Stephen Foster, MD is named Boston Magazine’s 2019 Top Doctors:
Congratulations to C. Stephen Foster, MD, FACS, FACR for being listed as Boston Magazine’s 2019 Top Doctors! After 30 years on the full-time faculty of Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, he established his private practice – The Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, a state of the art practice with its chemotherapy infusion suite and […]
An Introduction to Ocular Autoimmune Disease
The immune system, ordinarily in the “business” of protecting us from harm, generally protecting us from germs and cancer cells, can become deranged, with the result being an immune attack on part of our own body. This state of affairs is termed autoimmunity, or immune attack against self. A number of autoimmune diseases exist. In […]
Pediatric Uveitis
Uveitis is the third leading cause of blindness in America, and 5% to 10% of the cases occur in children under the age of 16. But uveitis in children blinds a larger percentage of those affected than in adults, since 40% of the cases occurring in children are posterior uveitis, compared to the 20% of […]