Uveitis in the Aging Eye: Incidence, Patterns, and Differential Diagnosis

Uveitis is a vision threatening inflammation of the eye that carries considerable morbidity. It is responsible for 10% of legal blindness in the United States and up to 25% in the developing world. Uveitis in patients more than 60 years of age is less common. The aging body has a changing response o...

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Main Authors:	Marwan R. Abdulaal, Bachir H. Abiad, Rola N. Hamam
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:	Journal of Ophthalmology
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/509456

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spelling	doaj-ffba58e7e68f4045b2601dd5f16a8e542020-11-24T20:54:26ZengHindawi LimitedJournal of Ophthalmology2090-004X2090-00582015-01-01201510.1155/2015/509456509456Uveitis in the Aging Eye: Incidence, Patterns, and Differential DiagnosisMarwan R. Abdulaal0Bachir H. Abiad1Rola N. Hamam2Department of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, P.O. Box 11-0236/D41, Riad El Solh, Beirut 11072020, LebanonDepartment of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, P.O. Box 11-0236/D41, Riad El Solh, Beirut 11072020, LebanonDepartment of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, P.O. Box 11-0236/D41, Riad El Solh, Beirut 11072020, LebanonUveitis is a vision threatening inflammation of the eye that carries considerable morbidity. It is responsible for 10% of legal blindness in the United States and up to 25% in the developing world. Uveitis in patients more than 60 years of age is less common. The aging body has a changing response of the immune system, which might reflect a different pattern of uveitis in the elderly population. In this paper we review the incidence and patterns of uveitis in the elderly as reported in the literature and discuss changes with time. We also delineate a thorough differential diagnosis of de novo uveitis in the elderly.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/509456
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author	Marwan R. Abdulaal Bachir H. Abiad Rola N. Hamam
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title	Uveitis in the Aging Eye: Incidence, Patterns, and Differential Diagnosis
title_short	Uveitis in the Aging Eye: Incidence, Patterns, and Differential Diagnosis
title_full	Uveitis in the Aging Eye: Incidence, Patterns, and Differential Diagnosis
title_fullStr	Uveitis in the Aging Eye: Incidence, Patterns, and Differential Diagnosis
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publisher	Hindawi Limited
series	Journal of Ophthalmology
issn	2090-004X 2090-0058
publishDate	2015-01-01
description	Uveitis is a vision threatening inflammation of the eye that carries considerable morbidity. It is responsible for 10% of legal blindness in the United States and up to 25% in the developing world. Uveitis in patients more than 60 years of age is less common. The aging body has a changing response of the immune system, which might reflect a different pattern of uveitis in the elderly population. In this paper we review the incidence and patterns of uveitis in the elderly as reported in the literature and discuss changes with time. We also delineate a thorough differential diagnosis of de novo uveitis in the elderly.
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Uveitis in the Aging Eye: Incidence, Patterns, and Differential Diagnosis

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