Uveitis

Uveitis is a complex condition with a variety of causes and clinical manifestations. Certain types are extremely serious and can cause severe ocular morbidity if undetected and untreated. Even experienced ophthalmologists find it a difficult and frustrating condition, with the result that it is often misdiagnosed and mistreated. The wide array of diseases that can affect the uveal tract and the impact of immunological research - with resulting discovery of new uveitis entities - mean that clinicians managing patients with uveitis require a broad knowledge not only of relevant ophthalmology, but also immunology and general medicine. This book is designed to provide trainee and practising ophthalmologists with a user-friendly, up-to-date review of today's body of knowledge about this difficult condition, and a practical guide to its diagnosis and management.

Previous edition: Oxford :Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998.

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 The anatomy and immunology of uveitis -- ch. 2 History, examination and ophthalmic imaging -- ch. 3 Investigations in uveitis -- ch. 4 Diagnosing uveitis -- ch. 5 Principles of uveitis management -- ch. 6 Anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive treatment -- ch. 7 Complications of uveitis and their management -- ch. 8 Uveitis associated with HLA-B27, arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease -- ch. 9 Fuchs' heterochromic uveitis and other anterior uveitis syndromes -- ch. 10 Bacterial infection -- ch. 11 Viral infection -- ch. 12 Fungal infection -- ch. 13 Protozoal infection -- ch. 14 Parasite infestations and toxic uveitis -- ch. 15 Intermediate uveitis and idiopathic chronic vitritis -- ch. 16 Sarcoidosis and granulomatous diseases -- ch. 17 Sympathetic uveitis and Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome -- ch. 18 Vasculitis -- ch. 19 Multifocal or zonal retinochoroiditis -- ch. 20 Masquerade syndromes -- ch. 21 Cases from the Manchester Uveitis Clinic.