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Alternate Name(s): Iritis; Pars planitis; Choroiditis; Chorioretinitis; Anterior uveitis; Posterior uveitis ... Uveitis is an inflammation inside the eye, affecting the uvea. The uvea provides most of the blood supply to the retina. Causes of uveitis can include autoimmune disorders, infection, or exposure to toxins. However in many cases, the cause ...
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001005.htm#Cau...
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001005.htm#Causes,%20incidence,%20and%20risk%20factors
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Uveitis can be caused by trauma related to cataract surgery. In cataract surgery, the eye’s natural lens is removed and replaced with an artificial (plastic) lens. The presence of this artificial lens can cause anterior uveitis.
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www.preventblindness.org/uveitis/what/anteriorUveitis.h...
www.preventblindness.org/uveitis/what/anteriorUveitis.html
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Causes of Anterior Uveitis ... Genes can play an important role in uveitis. Also, diseases that damage the body’s immune system, such as AIDS, can lower the body’s ability to protect itself from infections that can cause uveitis.
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www.preventblindness.org/uveitis/what/causes.html
www.preventblindness.org/uveitis/what/causes.html
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Uveitis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Uveitis specifically refers to inflammation of the middle layer of the eye, termed the "uvea" but in common usage may refer to any inflammatory process involving the interior of the eye. Uveitis is e...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uveitis
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Overview: Iritis, or anterior uveitis, is the most common form of ocular inflammation encountered. It is a common cause of a painful red eye. Inflammation of the iris may appropriately be termed iritis, whereas inflammation of the ... ... Frequently, the cause is idiopathic, ... More on Uveitis, Anterior, Nongranulomatous...
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emedicine.medscape.com/article/1209595-overview
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Anterior uveitis1 ... Posterior uveitis is found in such diseases as toxoplasmosis, ocular histoplasmosis, syphilis, sarcoidosis, and in immunocompromised hosts with CMV or candidal or herpetic infection. Embolic retinitis also may cause posterior uveitis...
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emedicine.medscape.com/article/798323-overview
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Uveitis, including anterior and posterior types, has many causes; learn about symptoms and treatments. ... About half of all uveitis cases — with most occurring in the anterior uvea — don't have an obvious cause.** Symptoms of anterior uveitis include light sensitivity, decreased visual acuity and eye pain.
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www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/uveitis.htm
www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/uveitis.htm
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Can Uveitis cause me to go blind?; ... Iritis is also termed "anterior uveitis." "Uveitis" is to "Iritis" as "Car" is to "Chevrolet"-the latter one is a more specific term. Uveitis does not involve the anterior eye exclusively-intermediate, posterior, and pan- uveidies also exist.
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www.uveitissociety.org/pages/faq.html
www.uveitissociety.org/pages/faq.html
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AIM: Intravenous cidofovir is used to treat cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis, and has been reported to cause anterior uveitis. ... AIM: Intravenous cidofovir is used to treat cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis, and has been reported to cause anterior uveitis. Relations were sought between this complication and...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/10502577
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