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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Tarek Nafee, M.D. [2]
Overview
There is no indication for surgical intervention in uveitis. Surgical management of uveitis is most commonly reserved for management of complications of uveitis or, rarely, for diagnostic purposes. Common complications of uveitis requiring surgery include cataract surgery, glaucoma surgery, or band keratopathy. Common indications for the diagnostic utility of surgery in uveitis include vitreous tap, vitreous biopsy, and posterior uveal biopsy.[1]
Surgery
There is no surgical treatment of uveitis. Surgical options are most commonly reserved for management of complications or rarely for diagnostic purposes:[1]
Indications for surgery in uveitis
The primary indications for surgery in uveitis include management of complications and diagnostic procedures.
Management of Complications
- Cataract surgery
- Glaucoma surgery
- Band keratopathy
- Corneal scars
- Pupillary membranes
- Removal of dense vitreous membranes
- Vitreous hemorrhage
- Retinal detachment
- Chronic hypotony
Diagnostic
Indications for surgical diagnostic procedures in uveitis include:
- Atypical clinical presentations
- Failure to response to treatment
- Strong suspicion of malignancy
- Rapidly progressive disease with inconclusive work up
Surgical options used for diagnostic purposes may include:
Reference
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Katzav S, Shapiro J, Segal S, yM (1986). bmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=3744781 "General nesthesia during excision of a mouse tumor accelerates postsurgical growth of metastases by suppression of natural killer cell activity" Check
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