Uveitis

Causes of unilateral uveitis

• Sarcoidosis
• Postsurgical uveitis
• Intraocular foreign body
• Parasitic disease
• Acute retinal necrosis
• Behçet's disease

Causes of panuveitis

• Syphilis
• Sarcoidosis
• Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada syndrome
• Infectious endophthalmitis
• Behçet's disease

Causes of granulomatous inflammation in the eye

• Sarcoidosis
• Sympathetic ophthalmia
• Uveitis associated with multiple sclerosis
• Lens-induced uveitis
• Intraocular foreign body
• Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada syndrome
• Syphilis
• Tuberculosis
• Other infectious agents

Major fluorescein angiographic findings in uveitis

granulomatous uveitis is characterized by nodular collections of epithelioid cells and giant cells surrounded by lymphocytes, whereas nongranulomatous uveitis is characterized by diffuse infiltration of lymphocytes and plasma cells.

- compiled & published by Dr Dhaval Patel MD AIIMS