Ocular Diseases : Anterior / Posterior Uveitis Flashcards
What is the inflammation of the iris?
Iritis
What is the inflammation of the ciliary body?
Cylitis
What is inflammation of the front of the ey?
Anterior Uveitis
What are the autoimmune causes of anterior uveitis?
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Sarcoidosis
Ankylosing Spondylitis
What is inflammatory arthritis, lower back pain and common in young men?
Ankylosing Spondytitis
What is an autoimmune disorder identified by dry eyes and mouth?
Sjogren’s Disease
What are infectious causes of anterior uveitis?
HSV
VSV
Tuberculosis
What is malignancy of anterior uveitis?
Retinoblastoma
Malignant melanoma
What is the inflammation of the back of the eye?
Posterior Uveitis
What is the posterior part of the eye that is involved in Uveitis?
Retina
Choroid
Optic Nerve
What are the autoimmune causes of posterior uveitis?
Behcet’s Disease
What are infectious causes of posterior uveitis?
HSV
VZV
Tuberculosis
Toxoplasmosis