Autoimmune disease for optometrists
1 March 2012
Volume 13, Issue 1
A review of the basic understanding of autoimmunity, its relevance to autoimmune disease and modern approaches to treatment.
Optometry in Practice (OiP), the College's quarterly CPD journal, covers the latest research, analysis and opinion from your profession, and provides up to 4 CPD points.
A review of the basic understanding of autoimmunity, its relevance to autoimmune disease and modern approaches to treatment.
This article provides a review of the basic understanding of autoimmunity and its relevance to autoimmune disease. Its main remit is to describe some of the common autoimmune diseases which will present to a community optometric practice and discuss their underlying pathogenesis. Modern approaches to treatment are also reviewed. A short glossary of some immunological terms is included.
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