Keratouveitis Eva C. Kim Rocio Murphy Stephen D. McLeod Keratouveitis refers to a clinical picture of active corneal disease associated with anterior chamber inflammation. In certain cases, an inflammatory process…

An Overview of Albinism and Its Visual System Manifestations Elias I. Traboulsi MD W. Richard Green MD INTRODUCTION The term “albinism” (from albus, white) is applied to a group of…

Uveal Biopsy Darius M. Moshfeghi Gholam A. Peyman Surgical biopsy is the mainstay of tissue diagnosis in all areas of medicine. When faced clinically with a diagnostic dilemma, the surgeon…

Keratocentesis and Vitreous Biopsy Michael S. Tsipursky Gholam A. Peyman Joseph B. Michelson The dazzling panorama of new diagnostic laboratory techniques allows for the identification and characterization of cells, proteins,…

Chemical Injuries of the Eye Robert A. Ralph Chemical injuries are among the most urgent of ocular emergencies, often resulting in a dramatic decrease in visual acuity or loss of…

Immunology of Uveitis Hui Shao Deming Sun Shlomit Schaal Henry J. Kaplan Important advances have been made in understanding the immunopathologic basis of ocular diseases largely from developments in the…

Classification, Symptoms, and Signs of Uveitis Debra A. Goldstein Sarju Patel Howard H. Tessler The term Uveitis is used to describe inflammation of the middle vascular tunic of the eye,…

Anatomy of the Uveal Tract Dimple Modi Deepak P. Edward The uvea is derived from the Latin root, uva, meaning grape. The uveal tract consists of a pigmented, highly vascular…