Viral anterior uveitis

Kalpana Babu, Vinaya Kumar Konana, Sudha K Ganesh, Gazal Patnaik, Nicole S W Chan, Soon-Phaik Chee, Bianka Sobolewska, Manfred ZierhutIndian Journal of Ophthalmology 2020 68(9):1764-1773 Viral anterior uveitis (VAU) needs to be suspected in anterior uveitis (AU) associated with elevated intraocular pressure, corneal involvement, and iris atrophic changes. Common etiologies of VAU include herpes simplex, varicella-zoster, cytomegalovirus, and rubella virus. Clinical presentations can vary from granulomatous AU with corneal involvement, Posner-Schlossman syndrome, Fuchs uveitis syndrome, and endothelitis. Due to overlapping clinical manifestations between the different viruses, diagnostic tests like polymerase chain reaction and Goldmann-Witmer coefficient analysis on the aqueous humor may help in identifying etiology to plan and monitor treatment.
Source: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology - Category: Opthalmology Authors: Source Type: research