Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)

Apr 3, 2021 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)

History of Present Illness “My rheumatologist asked me to have an eye examination.” A 6-year-old girl with a recent diagnosis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is referred to an ophthalmologist…

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Herpetic Keratitis and Iritis

Apr 3, 2021 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Herpetic Keratitis and Iritis

History of Present Illness (HPI) A 39-year-old man with no significant past medical history complains of 2 days of tearing, light sensitivity, and blurry vision in his left eye (OS)….

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Hypopyon Uveitis

Apr 3, 2021 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Hypopyon Uveitis

History of Present Illness (HPI) A 52-year-old woman with no past ocular history is referred to you for anterior uveitis in the left eye (OS). She presented to an outside…

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Chronic Anterior Uveitis

Apr 3, 2021 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Chronic Anterior Uveitis

History of Present Illness (HPI) A 46-year-old woman with a history of anterior uveitis in the left eye (OS) associated with HLA-B27 presents to you from an outside ophthalmologist for…

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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Anterior Uveitis

Apr 3, 2021 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Anterior Uveitis

History of Present Illness (HPI) A 58-year-old man with no significant past medical history presents for follow-up of anterior uveitis in the left eye (OS). He has been seen multiple…

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Approach to Diagnostic Testing

Apr 3, 2021 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Approach to Diagnostic Testing

Introduction Patients are often preoccupied with the “cause” of their affliction. Although this is understandable, the etiology of a given uveitis syndrome is often elusive, and about half of cases…

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Approach to Therapy

Apr 3, 2021 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Approach to Therapy

Introduction The goal of uveitis therapy is to suppress intraocular inflammation to zero or minimal activity and then maintain quiescence. In other words, excellent, enduring control is the goal. If…

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