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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 ...
Acanthamoeba is an opportunistic, unicellular, free-living protist with at least 25 species and 23 genotypes so far identified (on 18S rRNA sequencing).1 Organisms have a two-stage life cycle: metabolically active trophozoites and quiescent double-walled cysts. Both trophozoites and cysts are small, usually 15–50 µ...
Diabetic macular oedema (DMO) is a complication of diabetic retinopathy and is a leading cause of blindness in working-age adults in developed nations. In 2015, there were an estimated 415 million people with diabetes worldwide.1 This number is predicted to rise to 642 ...
Diabetic macular oedema (DMO) is the leading cause of acquired visual loss in the working age population.1 There are estimated to be 21 million people with DMO globally,2 with numbers expected to rise as diabetes becomes more common and life expectancy ...
Intraocular viral infections have various presentations. They may be detected as anterior uveitis, intermediate uveitis, acute retinal necrosis (ARN), progressive outer retinal necrosis (PORN) and neuroretinitis (see Figure 1).1,2 Anterior uveitis (AU) in most patients is either idiopathic or associated with ...
Birdshot Birdshot chorioretinopathy (BCR) is a bilateral, posterior uveitis that accounts for 0.6–1.5% of patients seen for uveitis in large referral centres and 6–7.9% of patients with posterior uveitis.1 Birdshot Birdshot chorioretinopathy (BCR) is a bilateral, posterior uveitis that accounts for 0.6–1.5% of ...
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