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Below are the DOCK Topics for Uveitis organized by sections. These Topics provide a high-level view of the information that may be assessed in the ABO’s DOCK examination.
Pathology (3 topics)
1. Chorioretinal biopsy
2. Conjunctival biopsy/pathology
3. Vitreous biopsy
Anterior Uveitis (11 topics)
4. Acute Anterior Uveitis
5. Behçet disease
6. Chronic iridocyclitis
7. Fuchs heterochromic iridocyclitis
8. Herpes simplex anterior uveitis
9. Herpes zoster (VZV) iritis
10. Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (also known as juvenile idiopathic arthritis or juvenile chronic arthropathy)
11. Lens-associated uveitis
12. Pars Planitis
13. Pseudophakic uveitis - p. acnes
Posterior Uveitis (10 topics)
14. Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE)
15. Birdshot retinochoroidopathy
16. Cytomegalovirus retinitis
17. Multifocal choroiditis with panuveitis
18. Multiple evanescent white dot syndrome (MEWDS)
19. Necrotizing herpetic retinitis: acute retinal necrosis and progressive outer retinal necrosis
20. Serpiginous choroidopathy
21. Systemic lupus erythematosus (posterior uveitis )
22. Systemic vasculitis – Intraocular manifestations
23. Toxocariasis posterior uveitis
24. Toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis
Panuveitis (7 topics)
25. Lyme disease
26. Primary central nervous system/intraocular lymphoma
27. Retinoblastoma (as masquerade syndrome)
28. Sarcoidosis panuveitis
29. Sympathetic ophthalmia
30. Syphilitic panuveitis
31. Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome
Scleritis (2 topics)
32. Post-surgical and traumatic infectious scleritis
33. Scleritis associated with systemic autoimmune diseases
AIDS related disease (1 topic)
34. Ocular manifestations of autoimmune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Medical Therapy (10 topics)
35. Azathioprine
36. Corticosteroids
37. Cyclophosphamide
38. Cycloplegics
39. Cyclosporine
40. Intravitreal antiviral therapy
41. Methotrexate
42. Mycophenolate
43. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
44. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists
Surgical Therapy (2 topics)
45. Cataract extraction for uveitis patients
46. Glaucoma surgery for uveitis patients
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