Solitary Sarcoid Granuloma of the Iris Mimicking Tuberculosis: A Case Report by Robert Rejdak, Pavel Pogorelov, Christian Y. Mardin, Małgorzata Szkaradek, Anselm G. M. Juenemann

“…Initial examination showed an isolated vascular tumor of the iris and ciliary body with anterior uveitis and mutton-fat keratic precipitates, suggesting the diagnosis of a granulomatous disease. …”
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Management of Ocular Diseases Using Lutein and Zeaxanthin: What Have We Learned from Experimental Animal Studies? by Chunyan Xue, Richard Rosen, Adrienne Jordan, Dan-Ning Hu

“…The effects of lutein and zeaxanthin on the prevention and treatment of various eye diseases, including age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and cataract, ischemic/hypoxia induced retinopathy, light damage of the retina, retinitis pigmentosa, retinal detachment, and uveitis, have been studied in different experimental animal models. …”
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Effects of infliximab biosimilar on retinal microvasculature in Crohn’s disease patients evaluated by optical coherence tomography angiography by Hesham M. El Mazar, El sayed E. El Shayeb, Asmaa M. Ebrahim, Ayatullah S.A. Motawe, Esraa S. El-Ghoubashy

“…Results Regarding slit examination findings, within group A 14 (70%) cases had eye dryness, and six (30) had allergic keratoconjunctivitis; within group B 11 (55%) cases were normal, five (25%) cases showed dryness, and three (15%) had allergic keratoconjunctivitis; and there was anterior uveitis in one (5%) patient; in group C 10 (50%) patients were normal, seven (35%) patients showed dryness, and three (15%) had allergic keratoconjunctivitis. …”
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Proteomic Analyses of the Vitreous Humour by Martina Angi, Helen Kalirai, Sarah E. Coupland, Bertil E. Damato, Francesco Semeraro, Mario R. Romano

“…Recent proteomic studies on the VH from animal models of autoimmune uveitis have identified new signalling pathways associated to autoimmune triggers and intravitreal inflammation. …”
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Crystalline-Like Keratopathy after Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy with Incomplete Kawasaki Disease: Case Report and Literature Review by Elif Erdem, Emine Kocabas, Hande Taylan Sekeroglu, Özlem Özgür, Meltem Yagmur, T. Reha Ersoz

“…One day after presentation, mild anterior uveitis was added to clinical picture. All ocular findings disappeared in one week with topical steroid and unpreserved artificial tear drops. …”
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Cellular Debris in the Anterior Vitreous in Silent Eyes of Behçet Patients as a Clue of Asymptomatic Ocular Involvement by Abdullah Kursat Cingu, Fatih Mehmet Türkcü, Bariş Yeniad, llknur Tugal-Tutkun

“…None of the eyes with disc hyperflourescence on initial examination developed uveitis attacks in their followup. In Kaplan-Meier survival analysis there was a significant difference between the groups (group A 20.6% and group B 4.2%) by means of ocular involvement during their followup (log-rank = 6.85, ). …”
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Multiple Transverse Colonic Perforations Associated with Slow-Release Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Corticosteroids: A Case Report by Nobuki Shioya, Shigehiro Shibata, Masahiro Kojika, Shigeatsu Endo

“…The patient was a 36-year-old woman with sarcoidosis and Sjogren's syndrome, and had been prescribed slow-release diclofenac sodium and prednisolone for the treatment of pain associated with uveitis and erythema nodosum. She was admitted to our emergency center with abdominal pain and distention. …”
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Exosomes in Ocular Health: Recent Insights into Pathology, Diagnostic Applications and Therapeutic Functions by Noelia Blanco-Agudín, Suhui Ye, Sara González-Fernández, Ignacio Alcalde, Jesús Merayo-Lloves, Luis M. Quirós

“…This review aims to summarize the most recent knowledge on the function of exosomes in the ocular system in healthy individuals and the role they play during pathological processes of a degenerative, infectious, neurodegenerative, vascular and inflammatory nature, such as keratoconus, keratitis, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and uveitis. Furthermore, given their unique characteristics, their potential as diagnostic biomarkers or therapeutic agents and their application in clinical ophthalmology are also explored, along with the main limitations that researchers face today in the field.…”
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Bilateral primary vitreoretinal lymphoma masquerading as fungal endophthalmitis- a case report by Manisha Agarwal, Alankrita Muralidhar, Tanya Jain, Prashant Katre, Arpan Gandhi, Priyanka Gupta, Charu Gupta, Shishir Narain

“…PVRL is a great masquerader and is to be kept in mind while diagnosing a middle-aged patient with infectious or non-infectious uveitis.…”
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Unusual Late Onset of Parenchymal Neuro-Behçet Disease by Wai Wai Miller, Demetrios Konstas, Chetan Gandhy, Derrick Robertson

“…Neuro-Behçet disease (NBD) is a multisystem inflammatory disorder characterized by oral lesions, genital lesions, uveitis, and neurological deficits. If left untreated, it may lead to worsening neurological function and can be fatal. …”
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Palmitoylethanolamide, a Natural Retinoprotectant: Its Putative Relevance for the Treatment of Glaucoma and Diabetic Retinopathy by Jan M. Keppel Hesselink, Ciro Costagliola, Josiane Fakhry, David J. Kopsky

“…PEA has been evaluated for glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and uveitis, pathological states based on chronic inflammation, respiratory disorders, and various pain syndromes in a number of clinical trials since the 70s of 20th century. …”
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Outcomes of Vitrectomy in Pediatric Retinal Detachment with Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy by Robert Rejdak, Dominika Nowakowska, Katarzyna Wrona, Ryszard Maciejewski, Anselm G. Junemann, Katarzyna Nowomiejska

“…The most common etiology was trauma (57%), the second—myopia (36%) and one case of uveitis (7%). At the day of presentation, the best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was worse than hand motion (50%); macula was detached in 86% of cases. …”
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Purinergic Receptors in Ocular Inflammation by Ana Guzman-Aranguez, Xavier Gasull, Yolanda Diebold, Jesús Pintor

“…Then, ATP will activate purinergic P2 receptors present in sensory nerve endings, the iris, the ciliary body, or other tissues surrounding the anterior chamber of the eye to produce uveitis/endophthalmitis. In summary, adenosine and nucleotides can activate receptors in ocular structures susceptible to suffer from inflammatory processes. …”
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Syndrome of excessive anterior lens capsule contraction in pseudophakic eyes by V.E. Korelina, E.V. Samkovich

“…The article describes the risk factors for the development of excessive anterior lens capsule contraction syndrome, such as pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PES), glaucoma, retinal dystrophy, high degree myopia and hypermetropia, uveitis, post-traumatic conditions. The data of clinical studies are given proving the necessity of the prevention of fibrosis of the anterior lens capsule when several risk factors are combined in one eye. …”
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Graft-repositioning technique using infusion and small bubbles during Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty by Toshiki Shimizu, Itaru Oyakawa, Daisuke Tomida, Hideaki Yokogawa, Akira Kobayashi, Satoru Yamagami, Takahiko Hayashi

“…However, one eye developed recurrent uveitis and required a sub-Tenon’s capsule triamcinolone acetonide injection. …”
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Adalimumab-induced optic neuropathy in a patient with Behçet’s syndrome by Sofia Miranda, Daniel Calado, Joana Rua, Fernando Salvador

“…A 37-year-old woman with a diagnosis of Behçet’s syndrome, treated with colchicine and prednisolone, maintained low disease activity for a period of 10 years, after which, she developed a new episode of anterior uveitis. A cycle of high dose systemic corticosteroids was required but the patient presented with a new flare during dose tapering. …”
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Prevalence of sexual dysfunction in HTLV-1 patients without spastic paraparesis and the association with psychiatric symptoms by Maedeh Kamrani, Narges Niazi Rad, Fariba Zemorshidi, Majid Khadem-Rezaiyan

“…Patients with spastic paraparesis, leukemia, and uveitis, and those with an expanded disability status scale (EDSS) score higher than 2 were excluded. …”
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Fuchs’ Heterochromic Iridocyclitis in an Italian Tertiary Referral Centre: Epidemiology, Clinical Features, and Prognosis by Massimo Accorinti, Giovanni Spinucci, Maria Pia Pirraglia, Simone Bruschi, Francesca Romana Pesci, Ludovico Iannetti

“…Results. Average age at uveitis diagnosis was 27.2 years and 18.3% of patients were children. …”
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Diagnosis of Vitreoretinal Aspergillosis with Transvitreal Retinochoroidal Biopsy by Krishi Peddada, Nida M. Khan, Jascha Rubin, Haykanush Zakaryan, Yaobin Liu, Nikolay Popnikolov, Roshun Sangani, Weiye Li

“…Transvitreal retinochoroidal biopsy can play a role in the diagnosis of a case of posterior uveitis and can be particularly effective in diagnosing a fungal endophthalmitis.…”
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Management and Clinical Outcome of Penetrating Keratoplasty for Long-Term Corneal Changes in Sympathetic Ophthalmia by Saraswathi Ramamurthi, Ebube E. Obi, Gordon N. Dutton, Kanna Ramaesh

“…The grafts remain clear to date, and there has been no recurrence of uveitis or rejection. Conclusion. Penetrating keratoplasty can be considered as a surgical option to restore useful vision in a stable sympathizing eye in sympathetic ophthalmitis, and this depends on the extent of the pathology. …”
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