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Intermediate Uveitis

Signs & Symptoms

 Blurred vision
Ref: Vaughan [ 329] BCSC [ 76]
Stromal thickening (negative symptom)
Ref: Vaughan [ 331]
Decreased corneal sensation
Note: due to simplex virus infection, due to varicellazoster virus infection, due to leprosy ,In Herpetic uveitis
Ref: Vaughan [ 327]
Degree of visual loss
Ref: Uptodate [ Uveitis: Etiology, clinical manifestations, and diagnosis] Vaughan [ 326,329,330]

Physical Examination

 Epiphora
Ref: BCSC [ 77]
Floater
Note: because of shadows cast by vitreous cells and debris on the retina
Ref: Uptodate [ Uveitis: Etiology, clinical manifestations, and diagnosis] Vaughan [ 329,330] BCSC [ 76]
Hypotony
Ref: BCSC [ 78]

Lab / Serology

Imagin Study

Complication

 Posterior synechiae
Note: due to irregular fixed pupils
Ref: Uptodate [ Uveitis: Etiology, clinical manifestations, and diagnosis] Vaughan [ 326,331] BCSC [ 70,77]
ocular discharge (negative symptom)
Ref: Uptodate [ Evaluation of the red eye] Vaughan [ 331]
Cystoid macular edema
Ref: Uptodate [ Uveitis: Etiology, clinical manifestations, and diagnosis] Vaughan [ 330] BCSC [ 70,75]

Risk Factors

 Female
Ref: BCSC [ 68]

Cause

 Multiple sclerosis
Ref: Vaughan [ 329]
Sarcoidosis
Ref: Vaughan [ 329]

Other