Uveitis

Question 1

What are the components of the uveal tract?

Answer 1

iris
ciliary body
choroid

Question 2

What is a classical symptom of anterior uveitis?

Answer 2

photophobia

Question 3

List three causes of uveitis

Answer 3

idiopathic
trauma
infectious
autoimmune

Question 4

name one systemic disease associated with uveitis

Answer 4

ankylosing spondylitis!!!
RA
IBD

Question 5

Which protein is associated with acute anterior uveitis?

Answer 5

HLA B27

Question 6

Name one systemic disease associated with chronic anterior uveitis

Answer 6

Sarcoidosis
Syphilis
Lyme disease
Tuberculosis
Herpes virus

Question 7

List three symptoms of anterior uveitis

Answer 7

painful red eye
reduced visual acuity
floaters and flashes
constricted pupil
photophobia
pain on movement

Question 8

What is a hypopyon?

Answer 8

collection of white blood cells in the anterior chamber, seen as a yellowish fluid collection settled in front of the lower iris, with a fluid level

Question 9

List two features you might see in the eye of someone with uveitis

Answer 9

ciliary flush
hypopyon
abnormal shaped pupil

Question 10

What is the management of uveitis?

Answer 10

topical steroids
immunosuppressants
antimuscarinic drugs to paralyse and dilate pu[il

Question 11

List two complications of uveitis

Answer 11

raised intraocular pressure
cataract
optic neuropathy

Question 12

List three questions in history you would ask to elucidate systemic disease and name the indication

Answer 12

Joint pain/swelling/back pain: Ank Spond, RA, JIA
Cough: TB, Sarcoid
Rash: Sarcoid, Behcets
Diarrhoea: IBD (crohns/UC)
Dysuria: Reiters
IV Drug use, sexual hx: HIV
Immunocompromised: CMV
Recent Travel: TB