Uveitis update (2002) Emmett T. Cunningham, Jr

Description

This concise reference source brings together experts to discuss common uveitic entities, including HLA-B27 associated uveitis, intermediate uveitis, and ocular sarcoidosis. It provides recent advances in the pathophysiology of autoimmune forms (Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome and birdshot retinochoroidopathy) and summaries of ocular toxoplasmosis and nematode infections. The content also addresses diagnosis and treatment issues, such as immune mechanisms, posterior segment imaging, cataract surgery, glaucoma, and the use of corticosteroid and noncorticosteroid immunosuppressive agents.