Ocular Sarcoidosis
Fig. 14.1 External photograph of sarcoid granuloma on the face In children, sarcoidosis usually manifests as a triad of rash, uveitis, and arthritis in children less than 4 years of…
Ocular Parasitic Infections
Parasite Definitive host Intermediate host/vector Accidental hosts Infecting stage to human Toxoplasmosis Domestic cats and members of family Felidae Birds and rodents Human Tissue cysts, sporulated oocysts Onchocerciasis Human Blackfly…
Behçet Disease
Recurrent oral ulcers (at least three times per year) plus two of the following: 1. Recurrent genital ulcers (aphthous or scarring ulcers) 2. Ocular inflammation (anterior uveitis/posterior uveitis, cells in…
Intraocular Lymphoma
Fig. 10.1 Intraocular lymphoma manifesting mainly vitreous opacification. (a) Fundoscopic examination shows characteristic vitreous opacities spreading radially to the periphery of the fundus. (b) Dynamic examination of vitreous opacities using…
Imaging in Uveitis
Fig. 8.1 (Patient # 1). Both hands and feet of a patient with chronic VKH showing vitiligo Fig. 8.2 (Patient # 1). External eye photograph right eye showing poliosis. Left…
White Dot Syndromes
Age group (40–60 years) Serpiginous choroiditis Birdshot retinochoroidopathy Age group (30–40 years) APMPPE MEWDS PIC MCP Unilateral MEWDS Bilateral APMPPE Birdshot retinochoroidopathy PIC MCP Small lesions (25–100 um) PIC, MEWDS,…
Intraocular Tuberculosis
Global goals, targets, and indicators for TB control 1 Millennium Development Goals set for 2015 Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases Target 6c: Halt and begin to reverse…
Serpiginous Choroiditis
Fig. 17.1 Left eye fundus photograph showing multifocal serpiginoid lesions of presumed tubercular uveitis, involving the posterior pole as well as the periphery. The lesions are noncontiguous to the optic…
Viral Anterior Uveitis
Fig. 2.1 Slit lamp photograph of an eye with herpes simplex virus acute anterior uveitis with granulomatous keratic precipitates and sector iridoplegia, which subsequently developed sector atrophy Fig. 2.2 Slit…
Intermediate Uveitis
Fig. 11.1 Snowball opacities Epidemiology Occurrence of intermediate uveitis varies worldwide. The prevalence of intermediate uveitis varies in different populations and accounts for 2–31 % of all uveitis presenting to…
