Understanding uveitis: the impact of research on visual outcomes

MD de Smet, SRJ Taylor, B Bodaghi… - Progress in retinal and …, 2011 - Elsevier
The term uveitis encompasses a very diverse group of inflammatory ocular diseases that
cause a significant burden of legal and economic blindness. Indeed, the socioeconomic …

Epidemiology of uveitis

D Wakefield, JH Chang - International ophthalmology clinics, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Uveitis refers to inflammation of the uvea, the middle vascular coat of the eye, and is the
most common cause of inflammatory eye disease and an important cause of blindness and …

The Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation preferred practice patterns of uveitis management

CS Foster, S Kothari, SD Anesi, AT Vitale, D Chu… - Survey of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Ocular inflammatory disease is a leading cause of vision loss worldwide. Uveitis
encompasses a wide spectrum of pathology, both with respect to its etiology and the …

Uveitis: a potentially blinding disease

OM Durrani, CA Meads, PI Murray - Ophthalmologica, 2004 - karger.com
Uveitis (intraocular inflammation) is a potentially blinding group of, probably autoimmune,
conditions predominantly occurring in the working age group. Although the aetiology is …

The future of uveitis treatment

P Lin, EB Suhler, JT Rosenbaum - Ophthalmology, 2014 - Elsevier
Uveitis is a heterogeneous collection of diseases with polygenic and environmental
influences. This heterogeneity presents challenges in trial design and selection of end …

A focus on the epidemiology of uveitis

T Tsirouki, A Dastiridou, C Symeonidis… - Ocular immunology …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Uveitis is a common, sight-threatening inflammatory ocular disease and includes
multiple heterogeneous clinical entities. The prevalence of various types of uveitis depends …

Standardization of uveitis nomenclature for reporting clinical data. Results of the First International Workshop

… of Uveitis Nomenclature (SUN) Working Group - American journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To begin a process of standardizing the methods for reporting clinical data in the
field of uveitis. DESIGN: Consensus workshop. METHODS: Members of an international …

Uveitis: a sight-threatening disease which can impact all systems

U Krishna, D Ajanaku, AK Denniston… - Postgraduate Medical …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Uveitis describes a group of conditions characterised by intraocular inflammation. The term
uveitis technically describes inflammation of the uvea which comprises the iris, ciliary body …

The natural history of uveitis

RB Nussenblatt - International ophthalmology, 1990 - Springer
Inflammatory diseases of the eye were known to the ancients, but only recently have the
underlying mechanisms to this problem become better defined. During the middle portion of …

Pharmacotherapy for uveitis: current management and emerging therapy

RJ Barry, QD Nguyen, RW Lee, PI Murray… - Clinical …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Uveitis, a group of conditions characterized by intraocular inflammation, is a major cause of
sight loss in the working population. Most uveitis seen in Western countries is noninfectious …