Viral Anterior Uveitis
Fig. 2.1 Slit lamp photograph of an eye with herpes simplex virus acute anterior uveitis with granulomatous keratic precipitates and sector iridoplegia, which subsequently developed sector atrophy Fig. 2.2 Slit…
Advances in Ocular Toxoplasmosis
Fig. 1.1 Active primary retinal T. gondii lesion on the outside border of the vascular arcades in a 28-year-old female patient proven by intraocular fluid analysis. There is a mild…
Pediatric Uveitis
Infectious Congenital Toxoplasmosis (Toxoplasma gondii) Rubella virus Cytomegalovirus Herpes simplex virus Syphilis (Treponema pallidum) Acquired Toxoplasmosis (Toxoplasma gondii) Toxocariasis (Toxocara canis) Varicella zoster virus Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi) Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium…
Biologicals in Uveitis
Biologicals Mechanism of action Dosage regimen Onset of action The main adverse effects Controls and its frequency Pregnancy References TNF-alpha-blocking agents 1. Etanercept Blocking of TNF receptors 25 mg…
Immunosuppressives in Uveitis and Ocular Inflammation
Ocular inflammatory indications for immunosuppressive therapy “Corticosteroid-sparing” therapy: when disease can be controlled with corticosteroids (usually oral, sometimes topical), but expected toxicity is unacceptably high at the dose required to…
Glaucoma in Uveitis
and Ronnie George2 (1) Department of Uvea and Medical Retina, Sankara Nethralaya, No 18, College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (2) Senior Consultant, Smt Jadhavbai Nathmal Singhvee, Department of Glaucoma…
Corticosteroid in Uveitis
Drug Systemic equivalent (mg) Potency Cortisone 25 0.8 Hydrocortisone 20 1 Prednisone 5 4 Prednisolone 5 4 Methylprednisolone 4 5 Triamcinolone 4 5 Dexamethasone 0.75 26 Betamethasone 0.6 33 Regional:…
Ocular Lesions in AIDS
16. Martin DF, Sierra Madero J, Walmsley S, et al. Valganciclovir Study Group. A controlled trial of valganciclovir as induction therapy for cytomegalovirus retinitis. N Engl J Med. 2002;346(15):1119–926. 17….
