Uveitis-Glaucoma-Hyphema (UGH) Syndrome - A Complex Complication
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Abbreviations: UGH: Uveitis-Glaucoma-Hyphema; IOL: Intraocular Lens; ACIOL: Anterior Chamber Intraocular Lens; PCIOL: Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens; GCA: Giant Cell Arteritis; NVI: Neovascularization of the Iris; YAG: Yttrium Aluminum Garnet; OD: Right Eye; OS: Left Eye; HbA1c: Hemoglobin A1C; PEE: Punctate Epithelial Erosion; IEI: Illinois Eye Institute; QD: 1 time a day; BID: 2 times a day; QID: 4 times a day; gtt: Drop; ER: Emergency Room; VA: Visual Acuity; PMMA: Polymethyl-Methacrylate; PO: by mouth; RTC: Return To Clinic; PPV: Pars Plana Vitrectomy; PCP: Primary Care Physician; IPUGH: Incomplete Posterior Uveitis-Glaucoma-Hyphema; PBK: Pseudophakic Bullous Keratopathy; CME: Cystoid Macular Edema
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