Uvea consists of iris and ciliary body (anteriorly) and choroid (posteriorly)

Questions

Types of Uveitis

• Anterior uveitis (more common): pain, redness

  Iritis

  Iridocyclitis

• Intermediate uvea

  Vitreous humor inflammation

  Vitritis

• Posterior uveitis: painless, floaters and decreased vision

  Retinitis

  Choroiditis

  Chorioretintiits

Aetiology

• 🍒In what patient description would you consider uveitis in?
• Can be infections, often agents that infect CNS
• HSV, CMV, Toxoplasmosis, Syphilis
• Often associated with systemic inflammatory diseases (HLA-B27 syndromes)
  • Ankylosing spondylitis
  • Reactive arthritis
  • Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Psoriatic arthritis
  • Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
• Majority of anterior uveitis is idiopathic however

Diagnostics

🍒What is the overview of the management for uveitis?