According to a report issued by a Finnish study, and reported in “The Journal of Rheumatology,” It is claimed that up to 22per cent of uveitis sufferers also suffer from rheumatic diseases. Uveitis is the cause of 5% of all cases of blindness yet the real cause of the disease is still not fully understood. A full report can be found on the society web site at www.ivanhoe.com
     # 17TH FEB 2001