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…
OPHTHALMOLOGY
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…
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…
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…
Orbital Neoplasms
Orbital Neoplasms CONGENITAL ORBITAL TUMORS DERMOID CYSTS Dermoid cysts are relatively common, benign, orbital tumors in children. Classically, they are present at birth, are located superior temporally at the orbital…
Eyelid Malpositions
Eyelid Malpositions ENTROPION ACUTE SPASTIC ENTROPION Acute spastic entropion is the result of eyelid swelling along with orbicularis spasm that results in a temporary in-turning of the eyelid. A cycle…
Orbital Trauma
Orbital Trauma ORBITAL FRACTURES ORBITAL FLOOR FRACTURE Orbital floor fractures are the most common type of orbital fracture. This is the result of a blow to the eye itself or…
