Main description:

Written as a practical guide for the diagnosis and treatment of uveitis, this text provides uveitis specialists, practicing ophthalmologists, ophthalmology residents and fellows with the appropriate diagnostic testing and evidenced-based therapeutic options for managing patients afflicted with these conditions. Written and edited by leaders in the fields of ophthalmology, rheumatology, internal medicine, infectious disease, and oncology, each chapter addresses the latest advances in the field: from the advent of PCR technology, intraocular depot steroid implants, neoplastic and infectious diseases masquerading as uveitis, and the use of systemic immunomoduatory therapies (including biologic agents/humanized monoclonal antibodies).

Contents:

1. Introduction.- 2. Signs and Symptoms of Uveitis.- 3. Clinical approach to the patient with uveitis.- 4. Laboratory testing.- 5. Medical therapy for uveitis.- 6. Surgical therapy for uveitis.- 7. Traumatic uveitis.- 8. Uveitis associated with viral infections.- 9. Uveitis associated with bacterial infections.- 10. Uveitis associated with fungal infections.- 11. Uveitis associated with protozoal infections.- 12. Uveitis associated with helminthic infections.- 13. Uveitis associated with insect infestation.- 14. Uveitis associated with animal vectors.- 15. Ocular inflammation secondary to type I hypersensitivity.- 16. Ocular inflammation secondary to type II hypersensitivity.- 17. Ocular inflammation secondary to type III hypersensitivity.- 18. Ocular inflammation secondary to type IV hypersensitivity.- 19. Neoplastic and Infectious diseases masquerading as uveitis.