TOPICS NOT TO BE DISCUSSED HERE
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:21 pm
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TOPICS NOT TO BE DISCUSSED HERE ARE 'ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE' RELATED TO TREATMENT AND DIAGNOSIS OF OCULAR INFLAMMATORY DISEASE PROCESSES. THESE INCLUDE: CHINEESE MEDICINE, HERBAL MEDICINE, ACCUPUNCTURE, CHELATION THERAPY, AMALGAM FILLINGS ETC AS WELL AS QUESTIONABLE OTHER TOPICS THAT THE ADMINISTRATOR AND MODERATORS FEEL ARE INAPPROPRIATE AND DIETS OTHER THAN ONES WHICH THE NATIONAL INSITUTE OF HEALTH OF THE USA HAS FOUND TO BE CREDIBLE. SOME VITAMIN AND MINERAL AND OMEGA THREE FATTY ACIDS CAN BE DISCUSSED BUT ONLY IF FOUND TO BE APPROPRIATE BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUE OF HEALTH, NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE.
BY DEFINITION, ALTERNATIVE TO CORTICOSTEROID FOR PURPOSES AT THIS SITE MEANS THE USE OF MEDICATIONS THAT LOWER INFLAMMATATON OR DOWNREGULATE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM SO THAT A CORTICOSTEROID SPARING APPROACH TO TREATMENT CAN BE USED BY OCULAR INFLAMMATORY DISEASE SPECIALISTS. THESE INCLUDE THE USE OF NON STEROIDAL ANTI INFLAMMATORY MEDICATIONS, NSAIDS, DISEASE MODIFYING ANTI RHEUMATIC DRUGS, DMARD, BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE MODIFYING DRUGS AS WELL AS OTHER CLASSES OF MEDICATIONS TO QUELL SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION.
ALTERNATIVE TO CORTICOSTEROID DOESN'T MEAN ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AS DEFINED ABOVE.
YOU WILL BE GIVEN THREE WARNINGS AFTER WHICH YOU WILL BE BANNED FROM THIS SITE
I cannot recommend or endorse the use of 'alternative medicine' in care of individuals with ocular inflammatory disease processes. there are no double blind placebo controlled studies showing the efficacy of these products. there is no control in what is actually in the products and some may do harm.
uveitis is the third leading cause of blindness in the Developed World. we recommend that anyone with recurrent or chronic uveitis get a true specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of ocular inflammatory disease involved in their care to prevent the very serious consequences of under treatment or improper treatment of these conditions.
by joining this site you have agreed to these standards. if you cannot live by them you cannot post here.
TOPICS NOT TO BE DISCUSSED HERE ARE 'ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE' RELATED TO TREATMENT AND DIAGNOSIS OF OCULAR INFLAMMATORY DISEASE PROCESSES. THESE INCLUDE: CHINEESE MEDICINE, HERBAL MEDICINE, ACCUPUNCTURE, CHELATION THERAPY, AMALGAM FILLINGS ETC AS WELL AS QUESTIONABLE OTHER TOPICS THAT THE ADMINISTRATOR AND MODERATORS FEEL ARE INAPPROPRIATE AND DIETS OTHER THAN ONES WHICH THE NATIONAL INSITUTE OF HEALTH OF THE USA HAS FOUND TO BE CREDIBLE. SOME VITAMIN AND MINERAL AND OMEGA THREE FATTY ACIDS CAN BE DISCUSSED BUT ONLY IF FOUND TO BE APPROPRIATE BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUE OF HEALTH, NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE.
BY DEFINITION, ALTERNATIVE TO CORTICOSTEROID FOR PURPOSES AT THIS SITE MEANS THE USE OF MEDICATIONS THAT LOWER INFLAMMATATON OR DOWNREGULATE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM SO THAT A CORTICOSTEROID SPARING APPROACH TO TREATMENT CAN BE USED BY OCULAR INFLAMMATORY DISEASE SPECIALISTS. THESE INCLUDE THE USE OF NON STEROIDAL ANTI INFLAMMATORY MEDICATIONS, NSAIDS, DISEASE MODIFYING ANTI RHEUMATIC DRUGS, DMARD, BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE MODIFYING DRUGS AS WELL AS OTHER CLASSES OF MEDICATIONS TO QUELL SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION.
ALTERNATIVE TO CORTICOSTEROID DOESN'T MEAN ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AS DEFINED ABOVE.
YOU WILL BE GIVEN THREE WARNINGS AFTER WHICH YOU WILL BE BANNED FROM THIS SITE
I cannot recommend or endorse the use of 'alternative medicine' in care of individuals with ocular inflammatory disease processes. there are no double blind placebo controlled studies showing the efficacy of these products. there is no control in what is actually in the products and some may do harm.
uveitis is the third leading cause of blindness in the Developed World. we recommend that anyone with recurrent or chronic uveitis get a true specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of ocular inflammatory disease involved in their care to prevent the very serious consequences of under treatment or improper treatment of these conditions.
by joining this site you have agreed to these standards. if you cannot live by them you cannot post here.