Uveal Tract (Uveitis II)

Question 1

The most common form of uveitis is

Answer 1

Acute anterior uveitis

Question 2

Acute anterior uveitis is usually bi/uni lateral ?

Answer 2

Unilateral

Question 3

Symptoms of Acute anterior uveitis [2]

Answer 3

1. Rapid painful loss of vision
2. Photophobia

Question 4

Signs of Acute anterior uveitis

Answer 4

1. Lid edema
2. Corneal edema
3. Red eye
4. KPs
5. Aqueous cells and Aqueous flares
6. Hypopyon
7. Hyphema
8. Muddy Iris
9. Miosis and irregular pupil (PS)
10. vitreous opacity

Question 5

What is the effect of Acute anterior uveitis on IOP

Answer 5

Early : high due to glaucoma
Late : low due to ciliary body shut down

Question 6

What’s the most common site KPs? And what is called?

Answer 6

Mid and inferior zone of the cornea(wedge-shaped) – arlt’s triangle

Question 7

the scattering of a light beam by a medium containing microscopic suspended particles.. this is called

Answer 7

Tyndal phenomenon

Question 8

Indicate to active inflammation

Answer 8

Aqueous cells (its number reflects severity)

Question 9

Aqueous flares

Answer 9

The leakage of plasmoid aqueous into the aqueous humor

Question 10

Muddy iris

Answer 10

Loss of iris patern due to accumulation of exudate

Question 11

types of posterior adhesion

Answer 11

1. localized (pear shaped)
2. multiple (Festooned pupil)
3. Annular (seclusio-pupillae)

Question 12

complication of acute anterior uvitis

Answer 12

1. cataract & glaucoma
2. posterior and anterianterior synechia
3. formation of Cyclitic membrane

Question 13

Cyclitic membrane

what is it? and its complication

Answer 13

it’s result due to fibrosis of exudates present behind the lens (from ciliary
body) ,contraction of this membrane lead to tractional retinal detachment, ciliary body detachment

Question 14

Behçet’s disease

Answer 14

1. Recurrent acute anterior uveitis with hypopyon
2. Recurrent orogenital ulceration
3. More common in male
4. commonly Bilateral

Question 15

Vogt-koyanagi-harada syndrome

Answer 15

Please Don’t Visit Uncle
_________

Poliosis
Deafness
Vitiligo
Uveitis

Question 16

Fuchs’ Heterochromia Iridocyclitis

Answer 16

1. Recurrent Iridocyclitis
2. unknown etiology
3. unilateral
4. both sex
5. NO posterior synechia

Question 17

Chronic anterior uveitis more commonly bilateral or unilateral?

Answer 17

bilateral

Question 18

what is pathergy test?

Answer 18

1. skin reaction against a slight trauma (sterile needel)
2. used for Behçet test

Question 19

Causes of Posterior uveitis

Answer 19

VKH 3S 3HTC
Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada syndrome
Sympathetic ophthalmia
Sarcoidosis
Syphilis
HS, HZ, Histoplasmosis
Toxocariasis TB Toxocariasis
CMV IdiopathiC Candidiasis

Question 20

causes of intermediate uvitis

Answer 20

1. Idiopathic
2. Multiple sclerosis
3. Lyme
4. TB
5. Sarcoidosis
6. IBD

Question 21

other tearms for intermediate uveitis

Answer 21

1. pars planitis
2. Vitritis

Question 22

is the intermediate uvitis:
acute/chronic
uni/bi lateral

Answer 22

chronic
manly bilateral

Question 23

Symptoms of intermediate uveitis

Answer 23

1. Floaters
2. Decrease visual acuity
3. Asymptomatic

Question 24

Signs of intermediate uveitis

Answer 24

1. Snowballs
2. Snow banking
3. Peripheral periphlebitis
4. Few KPs

Question 25

What is snowbanking

Answer 25

Exudate at ora cerrata, commonly inferior

Question 26

Complications of intermediate uveitis

Answer 26

1. Cystoid macular edema
2. Optic nerve edema
3. Cataract
4. Vitreous hemorrhage
5. Cyclitic membrane and it’s complications –hint traction