INTERMEDIATE UVEITIS

Question 1

INTERMEDIATE UVEITIS

Answer 1

pars planitis, posterior cyclitis and hyalitis

Question 2

INTERMEDIATE UVEITIS - causes

Answer 2

50% idiopathic, Multiple sclerosis, Sarcoidosis, Lyme, Syphilis, Tuberculosis

Question 3

Pars planitis

Answer 3

idiopathic snowbanking and/or snowball

Question 4

Snowballs

Answer 4

collections of inflammatory cells and exudate, most numerous in the inferior vitreous

Question 5

Snowbanking

Answer 5

grey–white fibrovascular and/or exudative plaque. any or all quadrants, but is most frequently found inferiorly

Question 6

INTERMEDIATE UVEITIS - mimickers

Answer 6

Fuchs uveitis syndrome, intraocular lymphoma, Toxocara granuloma, Whipple disease, endogenous Candida endophthalmitis, toxoplasmosis

Question 7

INTERMEDIATE UVEITIS - treatment

Answer 7

Regional steroid injection, NSAID, Cryotherapy, Peripheral retinal laser, Intravitreal triamcinolone, Systemic steroids - 1–2 mg/kg/day, Immunosuppressive agents, PPV