The uvea is a vascular stratum that includes the iris, ciliary body and choroid. Uveitis is defined as inflammation of a part of the uvea or its entirety, but it is also used to describe inflammatory processes of any part ...
Thyroid eye disease (TED) is an autoimmune condition that can lead to significant visual impairment, facial disfigurement and decreased quality of life. It affects 16 out of every 100,000 females and 2.9 out of every 100,000 males. Risk factors for TED include age, female ...
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a medium-to-large vessel vasculitis that affects branches of the thoracic aorta, including the carotid artery.1–4 The most feared ophthalmic complication is blindness (seen in up to ~25% of cases) due to arteritic ischaemic optic neuropathy involving ...
The importance of objective and quantitative measurement methods in uveitis – laser flare photometry Carl P Herbort Jr Centre for Ophthalmic Specialised Care at Clinic Montchoisi Teaching Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland; University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland Laser flare photometry (LFP) involves measuring ...
Scleritis refers to a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by inflammation of the sclera, which may also involve the cornea, adjacent episclera, and underlying uveal tract.1 In contrast to episcleritis, scleritis is associated with significant ophthalmic and systemic morbidity.2 Patients ...
This last decade has seen truly significant changes in the understanding and management of uveitis, from the standardisation of diagnostic criteria that the Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature (SUN) project has brought to the advent of novel therapeutic options that have ...
In recent years, no other drugs have been received with such enthusiasm as the group of tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)- blocking agents. Why are these drugs so interesting for uveitis patients, and is it possible to see superiority of ...
Uveitis is an inflammatory eye disease affecting the iris, ciliary body, and choroid that can lead to symptoms ranging from redness, pain, and blurred vision to markedly diminished acuity in the setting of severe or chronic disease.1 It affects approximately 38,000 ...
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