UVEITIS

Course overview

UVEITIS IS A DISEASE PROCESS THAT INVOLVES INFLAMMATION OF THE EYE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE DIFFERENT CAUSES OF UVEITIS. THESE INCLUDE INFECTIONS, INFLAMMATORY DISEASES, TRAUMA, AND IDIOPATHIC CASES. SYMPTOMS RANGE FROM EYE PAIN TO COMPLETE VISION LOSS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ETIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF UVEITIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.