BACKGROUND/AIMS Idiopathic recurrent acute anterior uveitis (RAAU) is a common reason for attendance at ophthalmic casualty departments. Patients who suffer with this condition may have multiple recurrent episodes which are often debilitating and necessitate time off work. If recurrences are identified early and treatment initiated rapidly, the inflammation can be minimised and settles quickly ...

BACKGROUND There is not yet a commonly accepted, standardized approach in the treatment of juvenile idiopathic uveitis when initial steroid therapy is insufficient. We sought to assess current practice patterns within a large cohort of children with juvenile uveitis. METHODS This is a cross-sectional cohort study of patients with uveitis enrolled in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Re...

Background: Uveitis refers to diseases characterized by intraocular inflammation of the uveal tract. Anterior uveitis is a common ocular disease characterized by inflammation of the iris and the ciliary body. Objectives: To establish the frequency of HLA-B27- positive uveitis in Asian Indian population, study their clinical profile and compare it with other reports in literature. Methods: We re...

Purpose To investigate the peripheral blood T-cell subpopula-tions in patients with different forms of uveitis. Met/rods The CD 3+, CD 4+ and CD 8+ lymphocyte subsets were studied in peripheral blood by flowcflomeby in 220 patients with anterior, intermediate, posterior and panuveitis (150 cases with proven etiology and underlined clinical syndrome and 70 with idiopathic uveitis). The control g...

Purpose To investigate the peripheral blood T-cell subpopula-tions in patients with different forms of uveitis. Met/rods The CD 3+, CD 4+ and CD 8+ lymphocyte subsets were studied in peripheral blood by flowcflomeby in 220 patients with anterior, intermediate, posterior and panuveitis (150 cases with proven etiology and underlined clinical syndrome and 70 with idiopathic uveitis). The control g...

The serum alpha-1 antitrypsin level was measured in 60 patients with endogenous uveitis, 27 patients with phacoallergic endophthalmitis, 12 patients with phacolytic glaucoma, and 58 healthy subjects. Thirty-four patients with endogenous uveitis were also followed up for 6 months after treatment, and the serum alpha-1 antitrypsin level was measured again. There was a significant rise in the seru...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this report is to describe the association of severe anterior uveitis with type II essential cryoglobulinemia. FINDINGS A 40-year-old male with a history of psoriatic arthritis presented with severe anterior uveitis associated with type II essential cryoglobulinemia. His uveitis, refractory to steroid treatments, was well controlled following treatments for cryoglobu...

PURPOSE Experimental autoimmune anterior uveitis (EAAU) serves as an animal model of human idiopathic anterior uveitis. This study was undertaken to investigate the role of apoptosis in the resolution of EAAU. METHODS EAAU was induced in Lewis rats by bovine melanin-associated antigen (MAA). Animals were killed at different time points during EAAU, and apoptosis of the inflammatory cells with...

PURPOSE Previous reports have identified noninfectious uveitis as a potential sequela following both intravitreal bevacizumab and ranibizumab injections. We present two unique cases of acute anterior uveitis following intravitreal bevacizumab that did not occur with subsequent ranibizumab injections. METHODS Case report. CONCLUSION These cases may reflect differences in the etiology of ante...