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Cataract remains the most frequent vision-threatening complication of childhood uveitis. In the developing visual system, lens opacification is not merely a...
Neovascularization, the pathological formation of new blood vessels, is a fundamental biological response to tissue injury, ischaemia, inflammation, and tumour...
CLASSIFICATION OF UVEITIS Proper classification of uveitic entities is essential to avoid confusion and misinterpretation among ophthalmologists.
In 2020, a landmark paper in the New England Journal of Medicine described 25 men with severe, treatment-resistant inflammation and a previously unrecognised...
Think of the immune system as an army whose primary role is to defend the body against invading enemies.
Eye pain is one of the most alarming symptoms a patient can present with. It can range from a minor irritation to a sign of a sight-threatening or even...
COMPLICATIONS OF UVEITIS Band keratopathy Long-standing chronic iridocyclitis or intraocular inflammation, especially in children, can result in deposition of...
Antinuclear antibodies (ANA) are autoantibodies directed against nuclear, nucleolar, or perinuclear antigens, serving as hallmark markers for various...
When Family History Speaks Loudly A positive family history of Behçet's disease is significantly more frequent in pediatric-onset disease compared to...
There are 219 virus species are known to infect humans. The first human virus identified was yellow fever virus in 1901, following earlier discoveries of...
Periocular literally means “around the eye.” In clinical practice, periocular delivery refers to administering medication into the tissues surrounding the...
Ancient Mysteries Imagine you are suffering from red, painful eyes and you decide to consult a well-known doctor in your neighbourhood.
Prednisolone, a cornerstone glucocorticoid in modern medicine, evolved from mid-20th-century breakthroughs in adrenal steroid research that transformed the...
333 BCE. Alexander’s army was passing through Cicilia (Modern day Turkey). Alexander the Great decided to take a bath in the icy water of the river Cidnus (Now...
The ciliary body is the middle part of the uveal tract. It is a ring-shaped (slightly eccentric) structure that projects posteriorly from the scleral spur,...
The eye requires a highly regulated internal environment to function normally. Neuronal tissues such as the retina are extremely sensitive to fluctuations in...