Uveitis, anterior

• UVEITIS (IRITIS) = inflammation of the iris and ciliary muscle
• Autoimmune reaction either isolated or part of systemic disease
  • JRA, ankylosing spondylitis, Reiter’s syndrome, Sarcoid, Herpes, Toxo, Syphillis, IBD

Clinical Presentation

• Periocular pain
• Photophobia
• Circumcorneal conjunctival injection (CILIARY FLUSH)
• +/- irregular pupil
• +/- blurred vision

Treatment

• Refer to ophtho for treatment
• Consider autoimmune work-up
• (ANA, ESR, RF, HLA-B27, etc.)

picture: ciliary flush

CHLA Board Review 2005