Anterior chamber
ABNORMAL DEPTH Very deep Table 6.1 Causes of very deep anterior chamber 1. Large globe • High myopia (see Fig. 5.8 ) • Buphthalmos (see Fig. 5.7 ) 2. Large…
Episclera and sclera
ANTERIOR NON-NECROTISING DISEASE Without a nodule Diffuse (simple) episcleritis Signs • Interpalpebral hyperaemia involving superficial episcleral vessels (large tortuous and radially orientated) and deep episcleral vessels (smaller and interlacing). •…
Infectious Posterior Uveitis
Infectious Posterior Uveitis VIRAL INFECTION HERPETIC Karina Julian, Bahram Bodaghi, and Phuc LeHoang Herpes viruses infecting the retina manifest themselves differently depending upon the interaction between the virus and the…
Masquerade Syndromes
Masquerade Syndromes PRIMARY VITREORETINAL LYMPHOMA H. Nida Sen Bahram Bodaghi Primary vitreoretinal lymphoma (PVRL), previously known as primary intraocular lymphoma (PIOL) or reticulum cell sarcoma, is a subset of primary…
Treatment of Uveitis
Treatment of Uveitis LOCAL THERAPY Sam S. Dahr Local therapy of uveitis consists of topical drops, periocular injections, and intravitreal modalities, including injections and implants. TOPICAL THERAPY Prednisolone and Difluprednate…
AIDS-Related Eye Disease
AIDS-Related Eye Disease Annal Meleth Sapna Gangaputra H. Nida Sen As of 2017, over 1.2 million people in the United States and over 37 million people worldwide are infected with…
Drug-Induced Uveitis
Drug-Induced Uveitis Kara C. LaMattina Nehali V. Saraiya Debra A. Goldstein Uveitis is usually a result of immune or infectious causes; however, certain systemic or local drugs may also precipitate…
Posterior Uveitis and Collagen Vascular Diseases
Posterior Uveitis and Collagen Vascular Diseases SARCOIDOSIS-ASSOCIATED UVEITIS Sapna Gangaputra H. Nida Sen Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disorder that most commonly affects the lungs, skin, lymph nodes, eyes, central…
Endophthalmitis
Endophthalmitis Stephen G. Schwartz Harry W. Flynn Jr. Roy D. Brod POSTOPERATIVE ENDOPHTHALMITIS ACUTE-ONSET POSTOPERATIVE ENDOPHTHALMITIS Introduction Endophthalmitis is characterized by marked inflammation of intraocular tissues and fluids. In a…
White Dot Syndromes
White Dot Syndromes ACUTE POSTERIOR MULTIFOCAL PLACOID PIGMENT EPITHELIOPATHY Céline Terrada Bahram Bodaghi Don Gass, MD, first described acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE or AMPPE) in 1968. The…
