Uveitis

Uveitis

 

Causes of unilateral uveitis

  • Sarcoidosis
  • Postsurgical uveitis
  • Intraocular foreign body
  • Parasitic disease
  • Acute retinal necrosis
  • Behçet's disease
 

Causes of panuveitis

  • Syphilis
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada syndrome
  • Infectious endophthalmitis
  • Behçet's disease
   

Causes of granulomatous inflammation in the eye

  • Sarcoidosis
  • Sympathetic ophthalmia
  • Uveitis associated with multiple sclerosis
  • Lens-induced uveitis
  • Intraocular foreign body
  • Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada syndrome
  • Syphilis
  • Tuberculosis
  • Other infectious agents
 

Major fluorescein angiographic findings in uveitis

  • Cystoid macular edema
  • Subretinal neovascular membranes
  • Disc leakage
  • Late staining of retinal vessels
  • Neovascularization of retinal vessels
  • Retinal vascular capillary dropout and reorganization
  • Retinal pigment epithelium perturbations
 

granulomatous uveitis is characterized by nodular collections of epithelioid cells and giant cells surrounded by lymphocytes, whereas nongranulomatous uveitis is characterized by diffuse infiltration of lymphocytes and plasma cells.

Written by Dr. Dhaval Patel, MD (Ophthalmology, AIIMS New Delhi)

Consultant, Cataract & Refractive Surgery — first AIIMS-trained ophthalmologist practicing in Ahmedabad. Read full credentials & experience or view his 28 publications on ResearchGate.

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