18 Masquerade Syndrome
18 Masquerade Syndrome John J. Huang and Anthony J. Correnti INTRODUCTION The masquerade syndromes classically refer to a group of neoplastic and paraneoplastic processes that cause intraocular infiltration of cells,…
12 Orbital Inflammation
12 Orbital Inflmmation Evana Valenzuela Scheker and C. Robert Bernardino INTRODUCTION Orbital inflammatory disease (OID) is a general term encompassing all inflammatory diseases that affect some or all of the…
13 HIV and Intraocular Inflammation
13 HIV and Intraocular Inflammation John J. Huang and Dawn S. Russell Overview The management of ocular inflammation in HIV patients is often complicated. This is related to the wide…
7 Anterior Uveitis
7 Anterior Uveitis Raluca Raducu and I. Willard Abrahams Anterior uveitis (AU) is synonymous with iritis and is defined by the presence of cells or cellular aggregates visible in the…
14 Pediatric Uveitis
14 Pediatric Uveitis John J. Huang INTRODUCTION Uveitis in children covers a wide range of inflammatory and infectious conditions with isolated ocular disease or with associated underlying systemic disease. Uveitis…
6 Grading and Classification of Uveitis
6 Grading and Classification of Uveitis John J. Huang, Paul A. Gaudio, and Eric J. Sigler It is imperative that practitioners understand and are comfortable utilizing a standard classification system…
5 Ancillary Diagnostic Testing in Ocular Inflammatory Diseases
5 Ancillary Diagnostic Testing inOcular Inflammatory Diseases John J. Huang and Joseph L. Lin This chapter is a guide to the use of ancillary diagnostic imaging and pathologic studies used…
11 Episcleritis, Scleritis, and Keratitis
11 Episcleritis, Scleritis, and Keratitis Deanne Nakamoto and Paul A. Gaudio This chapter aims to serve as a primer for diagnosing and treating patients who present with episcleritis, scleritis, or…
2 The Immuno-inflammatory Cascade
2 The Immuno-inflammatory Cascade John J. Huang and Benjamin Erickson To effectively manage and treat systemic and ocular autoimmune disorders, a thorough understanding of the immune-inflammatory system is essential. Mediators…
10 Retinal Vasculitis
10 Retinal Vasculitis John J. Huang OVERVIEW Retinal vasculitis represents a heterogeneous group of disorders with retinal vascular inflammation and associated ocular inflammation. Many of the patients with retinal vasculitis…
