Medical Management of Uveitis - Current Trends
Uveitis is a challenging disease to treat. Corticosteroids have been used in the treatment of uveitis for many years. Immunosuppressives are gaining momentum in recent years in the treatment of uveitis. In this article we present an overview of current treatment of uveitis and the major breakthrough...
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| description | Uveitis is a challenging disease to treat. Corticosteroids have been used in the treatment of uveitis for many years. Immunosuppressives are gaining momentum in recent years in the treatment of uveitis. In this article we present an overview of current treatment of uveitis and the major breakthroughs and advances in drugs and ocular drug delivery systems in the treatment of uveitis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f6ebd4f651254bd2b661f7f3f4d24cb22022-12-21T17:26:40ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Ophthalmology0301-47381998-36892013-01-0161627728310.4103/0301-4738.114099Medical Management of Uveitis - Current TrendsKalpana BabuPadmamalini MahendradasUveitis is a challenging disease to treat. Corticosteroids have been used in the treatment of uveitis for many years. Immunosuppressives are gaining momentum in recent years in the treatment of uveitis. In this article we present an overview of current treatment of uveitis and the major breakthroughs and advances in drugs and ocular drug delivery systems in the treatment of uveitis.http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2013;volume=61;issue=6;spage=277;epage=283;aulast=BabuAlgorithmic approachdifferential diagnosisnaming and meshinguveitisUveitis; imaging; fluorescein angiography; optical coherence tomographyAngiotensin converting enzymeantitoxoplasma antibodylaboratory testtuberculin testCorticosteroidsimmunosuppressivesmedical managementuveitis |
| spellingShingle | Kalpana Babu Padmamalini Mahendradas Medical Management of Uveitis - Current Trends Indian Journal of Ophthalmology Algorithmic approach differential diagnosis naming and meshing uveitis Uveitis; imaging; fluorescein angiography; optical coherence tomography Angiotensin converting enzyme antitoxoplasma antibody laboratory test tuberculin test Corticosteroids immunosuppressives medical management uveitis |
| title | Medical Management of Uveitis - Current Trends |
| title_full | Medical Management of Uveitis - Current Trends |
| title_fullStr | Medical Management of Uveitis - Current Trends |
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| title_short | Medical Management of Uveitis - Current Trends |
| title_sort | medical management of uveitis current trends |
| topic | Algorithmic approach differential diagnosis naming and meshing uveitis Uveitis; imaging; fluorescein angiography; optical coherence tomography Angiotensin converting enzyme antitoxoplasma antibody laboratory test tuberculin test Corticosteroids immunosuppressives medical management uveitis |
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