Syphilis Robert S. Weinberg With an increased incidence of syphilis in the United States and around the world, it is likely that more and more physicians will be treating patients…

Retinal Vasculitis Margaret Wong Fernandino A. Fontanilla Debra A. Goldstein Ozlem Sahin Howard H. Tessler Retinal vasculitis may occur alone or as part of a systemic disease and may be…

Infectious Retinitis Igor Kozak William R. Freeman Retinitis refers to diseases that produce inflammation of the retina. This chapter deals primarily with infectious causes of retinitis and the differential diagnosis…

Ocular Histoplasmosis Syndrome Norbert Becker Howard H. Tessler The ocular histoplasmosis syndrome, often termed the presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome (POHS), refers to a choroidopathy believed to be caused by the…

Toxoplasmosis Khalid F. Tabbara Toxoplasmosis is a common disease caused by the organism Toxoplasma gondii. The disease is widespread in nature and can affect both humans and animals. Toxoplasmosis can…

Chronic Iridocyclitis William A. Godfrey The patient with chronic iridocyclitis and anterior segment inflammation is a difficult problem from the standpoint of both diagnosis and management. The options for anti-inflammatory…

Intermediate Uveitis Dmitry Pyatetsky Howard H. Tessler Intermediate uveitis is a chronic condition in which the signs of inflammation are most pronounced in the vitreous. The term refers to the…

Sarcoidosis Robert S. Weinberg Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of undetermined etiology and pathogenesis.1 The diagnosis is established by a compatible clinical picture, together with laboratory or biopsy confirmation…

Acute Anterior Uveitis William A. Godfrey In the clinic the appearance of patients with acute anterior inflammation are similar in many ways regardless of the underlying cause. The eye is…

Lens-Induced Uveitis and Related Intraocular Inflammation Narsing A. Rao Daniel V. Vasconcelos-Santos The diagnostic category of lens-induced uveitis encompasses three main clinical and pathologic entities, characterized by variable intraocular inflammation…