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Scleritis is a painful and potentially sight-threatening disorder. From a strict anatomical viewpoint, scleritis is not a form of uveitis but rather an inflammatory disorder that is similar in pathogenesis…

Key concepts • The causes of postoperative inflammation need to be divided into those occurring acutely and those occurring after the passage of time. • Fungal endophthalmitis may occur sometime…

Key concepts • Despite efforts at disease prevention there are still over 50 000 new HIV infections in the US every year, and HIV infection remains a global epidemic. • HIV…

Key concepts • Inflammatory disease needs to be clinically quiescent for at least 3 months before elective surgery is considered. • Adequate immunosuppressive therapy perioperatively is very important. • Surgery…

Key concepts • Infection remains a common cause of uveitis. Better diagnostic tests are helping to identify specific microbial agents as the cause of a number of uveitic conditions such…

Key concepts • Spirochetal disease includes a historical and clinical gamut of infections causing uveitis, including syphilis, endemic syphilis, Lyme disease, relapsing fever, and leptospirosis. • Ocular findings can occur…

Key concepts • Despite effective antiviral therapies, herpes infection of the eye can lead to severe uveitis with substantial vision loss. • Because acute retinal necrosis (ARN) can often begin…

Key concepts • Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a common cause of inflammatory eye disease. • Keratitis and anterior uveitis are frequent manifestations of HSV disease; secondary glaucoma is an…

Key concepts • A thorough ophthalmic examination is critical for both diagnosis and assessing response to therapy. • Use of standardized grading scales for assessing intraocular inflammation can improve patient…

* The author thanks Drs William Paul and Igal Gery for reviewing this chapter. The helpful parts of the chapter are due to their good and wise counsel. The parts…