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Pediatric Uveitis

Pediatric Uveitis Downloaded from http://journals.lww.com/apjoo by BhDMf5ePHKbH4TTImqenVA5KvPVPZ0P5BEgU+IUTEfzO/GUWifn2IfwcEVVH9SSn on 06/01/2020 REVIEW ARTICLE Nicole Shu-Wen Chan, MBBS,* Jessy Choi, FRCOphth,† and Chui Ming Gemmy Cheung, FRCOphth*‡§ comprehensive eye examination in a young child, the risk of am- Abstract: Pediatric uveitis differs from adult-onset uveitis and is a blyopia, and lifelong burden of visual loss with its impact on the topic of special interest because of its diagnostic and therapeutic chal- child and their family. lenges. Children with uveitis are often asymptomatic and the uveitis is often chronic, persistent, recurrent, and resistant to conventional treat- ment. Anterior uveitis is the most common type of uveitis in children; the ANATOMICAL CLASSIFICATION OF UVEITIS prevalence of intermediate, posterior, and panuveitis varies geographi- The Standardisation of Uveitis Nomenclature (SUN) criteria cally and among ethnic groups. Regarding etiology, most cases of pe- are used to define the anatomical location and onset, duration, diatric uveitis are idiopathic but can be due to systemic inflammatory course of uveitis, and grading of disease activity for reproducible disorders, infections, or a manifestation of masquerade syndrome. Ocular 6,7 assessment and monitoring of disease. The course of uveitis is complications include cataracts, hypotony or glaucoma, band keratopa- defined as acute (sudden onset, lasting for http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology Wolters Kluwer Health

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Wolters Kluwer Health
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10.22608/APO.2018116
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Downloaded from http://journals.lww.com/apjoo by BhDMf5ePHKbH4TTImqenVA5KvPVPZ0P5BEgU+IUTEfzO/GUWifn2IfwcEVVH9SSn on 06/01/2020 REVIEW ARTICLE Nicole Shu-Wen Chan, MBBS,* Jessy Choi, FRCOphth,† and Chui Ming Gemmy Cheung, FRCOphth*‡§ comprehensive eye examination in a young child, the risk of am- Abstract: Pediatric uveitis differs from adult-onset uveitis and is a blyopia, and lifelong burden of visual loss with its impact on the topic of special interest because of its diagnostic and therapeutic chal- child and their family. lenges. Children with uveitis are often asymptomatic and the uveitis is often chronic, persistent, recurrent, and resistant to conventional treat- ment. Anterior uveitis is the most common type of uveitis in children; the ANATOMICAL CLASSIFICATION OF UVEITIS prevalence of intermediate, posterior, and panuveitis varies geographi- The Standardisation of Uveitis Nomenclature (SUN) criteria cally and among ethnic groups. Regarding etiology, most cases of pe- are used to define the anatomical location and onset, duration, diatric uveitis are idiopathic but can be due to systemic inflammatory course of uveitis, and grading of disease activity for reproducible disorders, infections, or a manifestation of masquerade syndrome. Ocular 6,7 assessment and monitoring of disease. The course of uveitis is complications include cataracts, hypotony or glaucoma, band keratopa- defined as acute (sudden onset, lasting for

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The Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology – Wolters Kluwer Health

Published: May 1, 2018

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