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jellyfish8
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(8/26/07 6:42 pm)
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cells?
Am reading more and more about how many cells people have in their eyes, I 've never had this explained to me at the clinic or told how many I have, what is this anyone?

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(8/26/07 8:10 pm)
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Re: cells?
Hi. Check in the Uveitis Glossary. Look up the terms CELL and FLARE for definitions.

They are basically an observable measure of inflammatory activity in the eyes.

Liz

maxinemccarthy
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(8/27/07 6:33 am)
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Re. cells
Jellyfish,
I think they tell us in their own code: tiny, a little, some, a lot. If you ask for the figure, you generally get it and they will tell you where the cells are. I don't ask about the number of cells, but I'm usually told where they are.
Maxine

jellyfish8
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(8/27/07 4:31 pm)
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Re: Re. cells
Upon reading up on this I shall now be asking how many cells I have next time at the clinic, seems it's on a 1-4 scale. 4 being the worst, was also interesting to read about flare and that it's not always accompanied by "flare up". We live and learn, there's so much to know.

maxinemccarthy
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(8/28/07 6:08 am)
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Re: Re. cells
Yes, there is. I used to wonder why there were so many specialities in 'eyes,' these being such small organs. Sometimes now, I wish I didn't understand why.

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