Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification



Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid

Incidence : 17-52 cases/year per 100,000 inhabitants

Prevalence : 38-204 cases per 100,000 inhabitants

3rd leading cause of preventable blindness, linked to macular edema, secondary glaucoma and retinal ischemia



Causes of uveitis

Inflammatory : HLA B27-related uveitis, sarcoidosis, Behcet, Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada, IBD, multiple sclerosis

Infectious : tuberculosis, syphilis, toxoplasmosis, Lyme, Bartonella



SUN Classification: Anterior, Intermediate, Posterior, Panuveitis



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