uveïtis
Also known as uveaitis, Uveitis, uvea inflammation
Uveitis () is inflammation of the uvea, the pigmented layer of the eye between the inner retina and the outer fibrous layer composed of the sclera and cornea. The uvea consists of the middle layer of pigmented vascular structures of the eye and includes the iris, ciliary body, and choroid. Uveitis is described anatomically, by the part of the eye affected, as anterior, intermediate or posterior, or panuveitic if all parts are involved. Anterior uveitis (iridocyclitis) is the most common, with the incidence of uveitis overall affecting approximately 1:4500, most commonly those between the ages
Key facts
- Medical condition.causes
- Behçet disease, Crohn's disease, Fuchs heterochromic iridocyclitis, Granulomatosis with polyangiitis, HLA-B27 related uveitis, Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, Sarcoidosis, Spondyloarthritis, Sympathetic ophthalmia, Tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis syndrome, brucellosis, herpesviruses, leptospirosis, Lyme disease, presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome, syphilis, toxocariasis, toxoplasmic chorioretinitis, tuberculosis, Zika fever
- Medical condition.name
- Uveitis
- Medical condition.image
- Keratic_precipitate2.jpg
- Medical condition.image_size
- 200px
- Medical condition.caption
- Inflammation of the eye and keratic precipitates due to uveitis
- Medical condition.field
- Ophthalmology, optometry
- Medical condition.symptoms
- Eye pain, eye redness, photophobia, increased floaters, blurred vision, loss of vision, or asymptomatic (particularly in children)
- Medical condition.complications
- Cataract, Glaucoma, Uveitic Macular edema, Band Keratopathy
- Medical condition.onset
- Acute (hours to days, often with pain and redness) or Insidious (gradual, weeks to months, with floaters or blurring)
Article · Nederlands
Uveïtis is een ontsteking van de uvea, een inwendig onderdeel van het oog. Ontstekingen van de uvea (deze bestaat uit de iris, het corpus ciliare en de chorioides) hebben zeer uiteenlopende oorzaken en worden samengevat onder de term uveïtis.
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