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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

The following surgical procedures may be performed to manage the following complications of uveitis:

Diagnostic

Indications for surgical diagnostic procedures in uveitis include:

  • Atypical clinical presentations
  • Failure to respond to treatment
  • Strong suspicion of malignancy
  • Rapidly progressive disease with inconclusive work up

Surgical options used for diagnostic purposes may include:

Reference

  1. 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 |url= value (help). Isr J Med Sci. 22 (5): 339–45. PMID PMC3744781 : PMC3744781 Check |pmid= value (help).

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