Key concepts • Anterior uveitis is the most common form of uveitis, with an annual incidence of 8 : 100 000 population, and is the least likely to be referred to a…

Key concepts • Ocular disease can occur after both congenital and acquired disease. • Recurrent disease frequently is seen as a satellite lesion. • Immunodeficient patients are at risk for…

Key concepts • Diagnosis is based on the anatomic location of ocular inflammation: vitreous and peripheral retina with macular edema. • Frequently associated with a systemic or infectious disease. •…

Key concepts • Toxocariasis is typically found in children, with the average age at diagnosis estimated to be 7.5 years. • ELISA is the most reliable and readily available test…

Key concepts • Amphotericin therapy does not help. • Lesions have a high possibility of chorioretinal neovascularization. • Laser therapy has been used to treat neovascularizations, as well as anti-VEGF…

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…