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Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
Uveitis - Definition ... Inflammation of the iris ... of uveitis Inflammatory ... HLA B27-related uveitis ... TerrierBen #Uveitis
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
Causes of Anterior ... eye • Anterior-iris ... Unilateral • Inflammatory ... Immunocompromised-CMV • Chronic Inflammatory ... Bilateral: • Inflammatory
FIGURE 3. KERATIC PRECIPITATES. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS AND JONATHAN TROBE, MD.

In addition to a good
concerning for uveitis ... precipitates (inflammatory ... Ophthalmology #Uveitis ... #SlitLamp #Keratic
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
the eye can be caused ... Common Causes: ... lashes Dangerous Causes ... Anterior Chamber/Uvea/Iris ... UVEA: comprised Iris
Persistent Pupillary Membrane (PPM) on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

This membrane would be a remainder of the
Pupillary Membrane (PPM ... large enough to cause ... @oftalmopo #PPM ... ophthalmology #SlitLamp
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Diagnosis Framework Causes ... Hypothermia Causes ... , Pilocarpine, Iris ... iridocyclitis, uveitis ... ophthalmology #causes
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory ... with exaggerated inflammatory ... immune recovery uveitis ... unintentional weight loss, nausea ... Reconstitution #Inflammatory
Posterior Synechiae - Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Posterior synechiae in a patient with a history of uveitis

Dr.
with a history of uveitis ... Posterior #Synechiae #Iris ... ophthalmology #SlitLamp
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
pericarditis (select cases ... reconstitution inflammatory ... syndrome (IRIS)
Recurrent Uveitis on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Tyndall +4 is observed in the anterior chamber. Fibrin secondary
Recurrent Uveitis ... secondary to the inflammatory ... @oftalmopo #Uveitis ... ophthalmology #SlitLamp