Pediatric uveitis: An update

• Main Authors: Parthopratim Dutta Majumder, Jyotirmay Biswas
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
• Series: Oman Journal of Ophthalmology
• Subjects: Pediatric Uveitis; Juvenile idiopathic arthritis; Pars planitis; Behηet′s disease; Sarcoidosis; Tubulointestinal nephritis and uveitis; Parasitic Uveitis
• Online Access: http://www.ojoonline.org/article.asp?issn=0974-620X;year=2013;volume=6;issue=3;spage=140;epage=150;aulast=Majumder
• ISSN: 0974-620X

Because of their varied spectrum of clinical presentation and difficulty in management, pediatric uveitis remains a challenge to the ophthalmologist. Variations in clinical presentation, difficulties in eye examination, extended burden of the inflammation over quality of life, limited treatment modalities, risk of amblyopia are the main challenges in the management of pediatric uveitis. Pediatric uveitis is a cause of significant ocular morbidity and severe vision loss is found in 25-33% of such cases. This article summarizes the common causes of uveitis in children with special approach to the evaluation and diagnosis of each clinical entity.