Phacoantigenic/phacoanaphylactic uveitis is the result of an immunologic response from disruption of the lens capsule with subsequent release of lens proteins. The clinical diagnosis of phacoanaphylaxis, particularly in an eye…
Intermediate uveitis (IU) refers to ocular inflammation that localizes primarily to the vitreous and peripheral retina. Epidemiology and Etiology IU most often occurs in children and young adults. IU accounts…
Uveitis is usually due to immune or infectious causes; however, certain systemic or local drugs may also precipitate intraocular inflammation. In general, the pathogenesis of drug-induced inflammation is not well…
The uvea—made up of the iris, ciliary body, and choroid—is a pigmented, vascular structure of the eye. These anatomic components can be used to divide the uveal tract into anterior…
