Noninfectious Etiologies

Noninfectious inflammation of the retina may be acute with an infiltrate of neutrophils, chronic with an infiltrate of lymphocytes and plasma cells, or granulomatous with the presence of epithelioid histiocytes and/or multinucleated giant cells in the inflammatory infiltrate. Noninfectious inflammatory conditions, including autoimmune conditions involving the retina, are discussed in more detail in BCSC Section 9, Uveitis and Ocular Inflammation, and Section 12, Retina and Vitreous.

Excerpted from BCSC 2020-2021 series: Section 4 - Ophthalmic Pathology and Intraocular Tumors. For more information and to purchase the entire series, please visit https://www.aao.org/bcsc.