INTRAOCULAR INFLAMMATION AND UVEITIS
Section Editor: Akbar Shakoor, MD
Intraocular Inflammation and Uveitis Fundamental Lectures
Ocular Immunology
Basic Concepts in Immunology: Effector Cells and the Innate Immune Response
- Definitions
- Components of the Immune System
- Overview of the Innate Immune System
- Triggers of Innate Immunity
- Mediator Systems That Amplify Immune Responses Plasma-Derived Enzyme Systems
Immunization and Adaptive Immunity: The Immune Response Arc and Immune Effectors
- Overview of the Immune Response Arc 33
- Phases of the Immune Response Arc 36
- Immune Response Arc and Primary or Secondary Immune Response
- Effector Reactivities of Adaptive Immunity
Ocular Immune Responses
- General/Overview
- Regional Immunity and Immunologic Microenvironments
- Immune Responses of the Conjunctiva
- Immune Responses of the Anterior Chamber, Anterior Uvea, and Vitreous
- Immune Responses of the Cornea
- Immune Responses of the Retina, RPE, Choriocapillaris, and Choroid
Special Topics in Ocular Immunology
- General/Overview
- Animal Models of Human Uveitis
- HLA Associations and Disease
Intraocular Inflammation and Uveitis
Clinical Approach to Uveitis
- Classification of Uveitis
- Symptoms of Uveitis
- Signs of Uveitis
- Review of the Patient’s Health and Other Associated Factors
- Differential Diagnosis of Uveitic Entities
- Epidemiology of Uveitis
- Laboratory and Medical Evaluation
- Therapy
- Medical Management of Uveitis
- Surgical Management of Uveitis
Noninfectious (Autoimmune) Uveitis
- General/Overview
- Noninfectious Scleritis
- Anterior Uveitis
- Intermediate Uveitis
- Posterior Uveitis
- Panuveitis – Noninfectious
Infectious Uveitis
- General/Overview
- Viral Uveitis
- Fungal Uveitis
- Protozoal Uveitis
- Helminthic Uveitis
- Bacterial Uveitis
- Infectious Scleritis
Endophthalmitis
- General/Overview
- Chronic Postoperative Endophthalmitis
- Endogenous Endophthalmitis
Masquerade Syndromes
- General/Overview
- Nonneoplastic Masquerade Syndromes
Complications of Uveitis
- General/Overview
- Calcific Band-Shaped Keratopathy
- Cataracts
- Glaucoma
- Hypotony
- Cystoid Macular Edema
- Vitreous Opacification and Vitritis
- Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment
- Retinal and Choroidal Neovascularization
- Vision Rehabilitation
Ocular Involvement in AIDS
- General/Overview
- Ophthalmic Manifestations
- External Eye Manifestations
- Precautions in the Health Care Setting
