Pharmacologic Treatment of Noninfectious Uveitis

Handb Exp Pharmacol. 2017:242:231-268. doi: 10.1007/164_2016_21.

Abstract

Uveitis encompasses a spectrum of diseases whose common feature is intraocular inflammation, which may be infectious or noninfectious in etiology (Nussenblatt and Whitcup 2010). Infectious causes of uveitis are typically treated with appropriate antimicrobial therapy and will not be discussed in this chapter. Noninfectious uveitides are thought have an autoimmune component to their etiology and are thus treated with anti-inflammatory agents.

Keywords: Antimetabolites; Biologic agents; Noninfectious uveitis; T cell inhibitors; Treatment.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Uveitis / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents