Infectious uveitis: An enigma

Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol. 2017 Jan-Mar;24(1):2-10. doi: 10.4103/meajo.MEAJO_252_16.

Abstract

Infectious uveitis accounts for majority of the cases of uveitis in developing countries. It also encompasses an array of various microorganisms and their clinical presentations. Some of these infectious uveitic entities are familiar, while others are newly emerging in the global ophthalmic world. Many of these entities are also a major cause of morbidity and mortality, and appropriate, timely management is required to save not the eye, but life of the patient. This review highlights the ocular manifestations of various infectious uveitic entities, relevant to the ophthalmologist.

Keywords: Acute retinal necrosis; dengue; infectious uveitis; syphilis; toxoplasmosis; tuberculosis.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological*
  • Disease Management*
  • Eye Infections* / epidemiology
  • Eye Infections* / etiology
  • Eye Infections* / therapy
  • Global Health
  • Humans
  • Morbidity / trends
  • Uveitis* / epidemiology
  • Uveitis* / etiology
  • Uveitis* / therapy

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents