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Year : 2013 | Volume
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Algorithmic approach in the diagnosis of uveitis
SR Rathinam1, Manohar Babu2
1 Uveitis Service, Aravind Eye Hospital & PG Institute of Ophthalmology, Madurai, India 2 Uveitis Service, Aravind Eye Hospital, Salem, India
Correspondence Address:
S R Rathinam Aravind Eye Hospital & PG. Institute of Ophthalmology, 1, Anna Nagar, Madurai - 625 020, Tamil Nadu India
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.114092
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Uveitis is caused by disorders of diverse etiologies including wide spectrum of infectious and non-infectious causes. Often clinical signs are less specific and shared by different diseases. On several occasions, uveitis represents diseases that are developing elsewhere in the body and ocular signs may be the first evidence of such systemic diseases. Uveitis specialists need to have a thorough knowledge of all entities and their work up has to be systematic and complete including systemic and ocular examinations. Creating an algorithmic approach on critical steps to be taken would help the ophthalmologist in arriving at the etiological diagnosis. |
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