[Prospects of immunotropic therapy of traumatic uveitis]

Vestn Oftalmol. 1998 Jul-Aug;114(4):26-8.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

Traditional corticosteroid and antiinflammatory therapy should be supplemented with new immunocorrective drugs in patients with traumatic uveitis and ocular subatrophy. Immunotherapy is a pathogenetically justified and perspective trend in multiple-modality treatment of patients with injuries to the organ of vision. The authors validate the use of immunocorrectors utilized in general transplantology for preventing rejection crisis. Immunostimulants or immunosuppresants can be added to treatment protocols for patients with traumatic uveitis, depending on the changes in the patient's immune status. New immunotropic drugs affecting all components of immunity are needed.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adjuvants, Immunologic / therapeutic use
  • Autoimmunity / drug effects
  • Eye Injuries / complications*
  • Eye Injuries / immunology
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Immunotherapy / methods*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Uveitis / etiology
  • Uveitis / immunology
  • Uveitis / therapy*

Substances

  • Adjuvants, Immunologic
  • Immunosuppressive Agents