A review of 1987 patients with uveitis seen over an 11-year period in Bendel State of Nigeria has been undertaken; 56% of cases had a posterior/mid-peripheral uveitis, 15.1% a panuveitis, 21.5% an anterior uveitis. Acute anterior uveitis with classical symptoms was rarely seen. Its comparative rarity is presumably due to the absence of HL-A27 in Africans and altered immunological states from ma...

BACKGROUND Differentiation between infectious and non-infectious uveitis is of crucial value for accurate management of patients with uveitis. Tests performed on aqueous humour yield more relevant information than those done in serum. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether the aqueous humour tap for diagnostic purposes is a safe procedure to perform in uveitis patients. METHODS I...

PURPOSE To compare the patterns of uveitis, emphasizing similarities and discrepancies, in the Middle East and Europe. METHODS Six articles reporting uveitis patterns from the Middle East including a total of 2,693 cases, and seven articles with a sum of 4,379 cases from Europe were analyzed and patterns in each region were defined and compared. RESULTS In both regions, uveitis was most com...

PURPOSE Evaluation of peripheral retinal vascular changes in anterior uveitis using ultra-wide-field fluorescein angiography. DESIGN A prospective, observational study of a case series of patients diagnosed with anterior uveitis. METHODS SETTING Clinical observation at an academic medical center. Patient or Study Population: A total of 65 eyes of 33 patients corresponded with the researc...

Cytomegalovirus (CMV), a member of the herpes family which includes herpes simplex virus (HSV) 1 and 2, varicella zoster virus (VZV), and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), is ubiquitous worldwide. About 85% of persons above the age of 40 in the general community are seropositive.1 CMV infections manifest more usually in immunocompromised individuals especially in patients with acquired immune deficienc...

PURPOSE To report uveitis secondary to ocular penetration of caterpillar hairs (setae). METHODS Case report. A documented attack of acute anterior uveitis was caused by initially overlooked penetration of caterpillar setae. RESULTS A 66-year-old man presenting with unilateral hypertensive keratouveitis was treated with antiherpes simplex medication (along with local anti-inflammatory and cy...

Purpose To report on a case of uveitis and scleritis resulting as an immune-mediated side effect of cancer immunotherapy with nivolumab and cabiralizumab. Observations Bilateral anterior nongranulomatous anterior uveitis and bilateral diffuse anterior and posterior scleritis occurred following the use of combination cancer immunotherapy. The uveitis and scleritis resolved following temporary ...

Ocular lesions are a common manifestation of toxoplasmosis in cats. In this survey, 10 healthy Syrianmice were infected through intraperitoneal inoculation of bradyzoites of Toxoplasma gondii (Tehran strain).Mice were killed 30 days after inoculation and the suspension of their brains was prepared, after confirmationof the infection. Seven kittens were fed with the infected mice brain suspensio...

We report a case of post-streptococcal uveitis mainly presenting with bilateral recurrent retinal vasculitis in Korea. A 14-year-old Asian female presented with decreased visual acuity of 20 / 30 in the right eye and 20 / 25 in the left eye. The patient had a history of glomerulonephritis nine months before onset of uveitis. The manifestation of uveitis was predominantly retinal vasculitis. We ...

AIM To assess the efficacy of low dose methotrexate (MTX) therapy for children with chronic anterior and intermediate uveitis. METHODS A retrospective case review of 10 children who received MTX for chronic uveitis at a tertiary referral centre was performed. The following data were recorded for each patient: age, sex, race, duration of uveitis, primary diagnosis, anatomical localisation of u...