Uveitis is inflammation of the middle layer of the eye, which is known as the uvea or uveal tract. It is a complex condition with a variety of causes and clinical manifestations, including injury, infection or an underlying condition.This 1200pp second edition brings ophthalmologists fully up to date with the latest developments in diagnosing and treating uveitis. Beginning with the basic principles of the disease, its diagnosis and management, the following sections discuss the treatment of numerous different infectious, non infectious, masquerade and autoimmune syndromes. Basic science, differential diagnosis, pathology and clinical management are discussed for each condition.Written by specialists from the Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution (MERSI) and John A Moran Eye Center in the USA, this comprehensive new edition includes 699 colour images and illustrations.Key pointsComprehensive, second edition bringing ophthalmologists fully up to date with diagnosis and treatment of uveitisDiscusses different uveitis syndromes – infectious, non infectious, masquerade and autoimmuneAuthored by US ophthalmic specialistsIncludes 699 full colour images and illustrationsFirst edition published in 2001 by Saunders
