{"id":1472,"date":"2019-07-16T00:28:27","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T18:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krishnaeyecentre.com\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=1472"},"modified":"2022-05-05T12:32:14","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T07:02:14","slug":"posterior-uveitis","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/krishnaeyecentre.com\/krishnaeyecenter\/knowledge-centre\/posterior-uveitis\/","title":{"rendered":"Posterior Uveitis"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"for-global-h1\">Posterior Uveitis<\/h1>\n<h3>Definition:<\/h3>\n<p>Posterior uveitis is inflammation of the choroid, also referred as choroiditis or chorioretinitis if the retina is also involved.<\/p>\n<h3>Characteristics of Posterior uveitis<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Can be focal, multifocal or diffuse, depending on the nature of the inflammatory lesions seen on the fundus<\/li>\n<li>Can be any form of retinitis, choroiditis, or inflammation of the optic disk<\/li>\n<li>Can be associated with disorders like Behcet\u2019s syndrome, ankylosing spondylitis, Lyme disease, sarcoidosis, and psoriasis.<\/li>\n<li>Usually bilateral<\/li>\n<li>Rare form of uveitis<\/li>\n<li>Form of uveitis that can cause loss of vision<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Causes of posterior uveitis<\/h3>\n<p>Most of the cases of uveitis have no reason but others may be associated with following reasons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Infectious causes include bacterial, fungal, parasitic, and viral infections<\/li>\n<li>Non-infectious causes include immunologic problems, allergies, malignancies<\/li>\n<li>Eye trauma<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Toxoplasmosis, (in immunocompetent patients)<\/li>\n<li>CMV (in patients with HIV\/AIDS)<\/li>\n<li>Autoimmune retinal vasculitis<\/li>\n<li>Idiopathic (most common)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Symptoms of Posterior uveitis<\/h3>\n<p>Posterior uveitis causes diverse symptoms in patients but the most commonly occurring symptoms are the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blurred vision<\/li>\n<li>Gradual loss of vision<\/li>\n<li>Floaters<\/li>\n<li>Occasional photophobia<\/li>\n<li>Symptoms typically occur in both eyes<\/li>\n<li>No pain, discomfort or redness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Diagnosis of Posterior uveitis<\/h3>\n<p>Posterior uveitis can be diagnosed with thorough eye examination and medical history along with certain tests like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Slit-lamp examination<\/li>\n<li>Ophthalmoscopy after pupil dilation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Treatment of Posterior uveitis<\/h3>\n<p>Posterior uveitis needs active treatment to avoid any complication. Line of treatment may include any of the following depending upon patient condition:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Corticosteroids (usually topical eyedrops or by periocular or intraocular injection)<\/li>\n<li>Severe or chronic cases may require systemic corticosteroids (e.g., prednisone)<\/li>\n<li>Cycloplegic-mydriatic drugs ((e.g., homatropine 2% or 5% drops)<\/li>\n<li>Systemic noncorticosteroid immunosuppressive drugs (e.g., methotrexate)<\/li>\n<li>Laser phototherapy<\/li>\n<li>Cryotherapy<\/li>\n<li>Vitrectomy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Complications of Posterior uveitis<\/h3>\n<p>If posterior uveitis is not diagnosed properly, left untreated or both, it may give rise to certain serious complications like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cataract<\/li>\n<li>Glaucoma<\/li>\n<li>Retinal detachment<\/li>\n<li>Neovascularization of the retina, optic nerve, or iris<\/li>\n<li>Cystoid macular edema (the most common cause of decreased vision in patients with uveitis)<\/li>\n<li>Profound and irreversible vision loss<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posterior Uveitis Definition: Posterior uveitis is inflammation of the choroid, also referred as choroiditis or chorioretinitis if the retina is also involved. Characteristics of Posterior uveitis Can be focal, multifocal or diffuse, depending on the nature of the inflammatory lesions seen on the fundus Can be any form of retinitis, choroiditis, or inflammation of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","glossary-cat":[68],"class_list":["post-1472","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry","glossary-cat-eye-problems"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krishnaeyecentre.com\/krishnaeyecenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/1472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krishnaeyecentre.com\/krishnaeyecenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krishnaeyecentre.com\/krishnaeyecenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossary"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krishnaeyecentre.com\/krishnaeyecenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/krishnaeyecentre.com\/krishnaeyecenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/1472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2852,"href":"https:\/\/krishnaeyecentre.com\/krishnaeyecenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/1472\/revisions\/2852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krishnaeyecentre.com\/krishnaeyecenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"glossary-cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krishnaeyecentre.com\/krishnaeyecenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary-cat?post=1472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}