Uveitis and the Immunologically Compromised Host

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Abstract
UVEITIS, a term that is used rather loosely by ophthalmologists to connote inflammation not only of the uvea but also of the retina, optic nerve and vitreous body, has often proved an enigma to those interested in its cause. In its acute form, uveitis often produces severe pain, redness and photophobia. The condition is not only frightening to the patient, but often incapacitating as well. The vitreous humor may lose its transparency as a result of dense infiltration by inflammatory cells and fibrin strands, resulting, of course, in decreased visual acuity. Subsequent organization of the vitreous infiltrate may lead to . . .