Uveitis Flashcards
What are the components of the uveal tract?
iris
ciliary body
choroid
What is a classical symptom of anterior uveitis?
photophobia
List three causes of uveitis
idiopathic
trauma
infectious
autoimmune
name one systemic disease associated with uveitis
ankylosing spondylitis!!!
RA
IBD
Which protein is associated with acute anterior uveitis?
HLA B27
Name one systemic disease associated with chronic anterior uveitis
Sarcoidosis
Syphilis
Lyme disease
Tuberculosis
Herpes virus
List three symptoms of anterior uveitis
painful red eye
reduced visual acuity
floaters and flashes
constricted pupil
photophobia
pain on movement
What is a hypopyon?
collection of white blood cells in the anterior chamber, seen as a yellowish fluid collection settled in front of the lower iris, with a fluid level
List two features you might see in the eye of someone with uveitis
ciliary flush
hypopyon
abnormal shaped pupil
What is the management of uveitis?
topical steroids
immunosuppressants
antimuscarinic drugs to paralyse and dilate pu[il
List two complications of uveitis
raised intraocular pressure
cataract
optic neuropathy
List three questions in history you would ask to elucidate systemic disease and name the indication
Joint pain/swelling/back pain: Ank Spond, RA, JIA
Cough: TB, Sarcoid
Rash: Sarcoid, Behcets
Diarrhoea: IBD (crohns/UC)
Dysuria: Reiters
IV Drug use, sexual hx: HIV
Immunocompromised: CMV
Recent Travel: TB