2020–2021 BCSC Basic and Clinical Science Course™
9 Uveitis and Ocular Inflammation
Chapter 5: Diagnostic Considerations in Uveitis
This chapter includes a related video, which can be accessed by scanning the QR code provided in the text or going to www.aao.org/bcscvideo_section09.
This chapter includes a related activity, which can be accessed by scanning the QR code provided in the text or going to www.aao.org/bcscactivity_section09.
Highlights
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Uveitis refers to a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by intraocular inflammation, and accounts for significant visual morbidity worldwide.
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Diseases with similar clinical features can have different prognoses and treatments, making accurate diagnosis imperative.
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A formalized nomenclature is used to describe, categorize, and grade uveitis by clinical and anatomical features.
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The patient history, review of systems, and targeted systemic examination combined with this naming scheme generate the differential diagnosis.
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Laboratory workup and ancillary testing are tailored to the patient and disease characteristics.
Excerpted from BCSC 2020-2021 series: Section 9 - Uveitis and Ocular Inflammation. For more information and to purchase the entire series, please visit https://www.aao.org/bcsc.