Author: Mike Griffin

Office Virus Prevention Guidelines

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) COVID-19 Patient Information Update for MERSI Eye Center and OIUF Under Governor Baker’s Phase 2 reopening guidelines for Massachusetts, medical practices can now provide all types of care, including routine appointments. MERSI has stayed open throughout the pandemic, successfully treating our essential patients.  We have put in place the following prevention guidelines to […]

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Dear Patients, We always recommend that those of you on immunomodulatory therapy be vigilant about practicing universal precautions to prevent getting ill (see below).  The flu is a concern each year, which is why we recommend and encourage you to get the flu shot. Now, we have a new viral illness in addition to the […]

C. Stephen Foster, MD, FACS, FACR Presents Grand Rounds Necrotizing Scleritis and Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis at Boston University Medical Center

Necrotizing Scleritis and Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis On February 5, 2020, Dr. Foster discussed Necrotizing Scleritis and Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis to the Rheumatology Fellows at Boston University Medical Center. The BUMC Rheumatology Fellowship Program offers formal instruction in the major areas of rheumatology. The program also provides a Fellow Curriculum series of lectures and is supplemented […]

Harvard Ophthalmology 2018 Annual Meeting & Alumni Reunion

Harvard Ophthalmology 2018 Annual Meeting & Alumni Reunion was held on June 8-9, 2018 and featured alumni presentations along with Distinguished Achievement Award Lectures. C. Stephen Foster, MD, FACS, FACR (class of ’77) presented the Distinguished Clinical Achievement Lecture: History of Therapy for Uveitis while being recognized as one of the clinical and research awardees.