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…
Cataract- and Lens-Induced Uveitis
Cataract- and Lens-Induced Uveitis Swapnali Sabhapandit Somasheila I. Murthy Mayank Mahajan Anita Schadlu PHACOANTIGENIC/PHACOANAPHYLACTIC/PHACOLYTIC UVEITIS LENS-INDUCED UVEITIS Introduction Phacoantigenic/phacoanaphylactic uveitis is the result of an immunologic response from disruption of…
Intermediate Uveitis
Intermediate Uveitis Andrea D. Birnbaum Anjum F. Koreishi Debra A. Goldstein Intermediate uveitis (IU) refers to ocular inflammation that localizes primarily to the vitreous and peripheral retina. Epidemiology and Etiology…
Episcleritis, Scleritis, and Keratitis
Episcleritis, Scleritis, and Keratitis Theresa Larson Shilpa Kodati H. Nida Sen EPISCLERITIS Episcleritis is a self-limiting, generally benign inflammation of the episclera. Etiology and Epidemiology • Episcleritis occurs most frequently…
Anterior Uveitis
Anterior Uveitis HUMAN LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN B27-ASSOCIATED UVEITIS Julie Gueudry Bahram Bodaghi Anterior uveitis constitutes up to 75% of all cases of uveitis, and human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B27-associated uveitis is the…
Anatomic Classification of Uveitis
Anatomic Classification of Uveitis Wendy M. Smith Lisa J. Faia Sunir J. Garg H. Nida Sen The uvea—made up of the iris, ciliary body, and choroid—is a pigmented, vascular structure…
Immune Response Overview
Immune Response Overview Sunir J. Garg BASIC CONCEPTS • The immune response is a complex system that protects the body from harm. Ideally, the immune response recognizes pathologic material and…
