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Recent advances in managing and understanding uveitis
Uveitis is a sight-threatening disease entity with intraocular inflammation that arises from various causes. It mainly affects working-age individuals and may lead to irreversible visual loss if not treated properly in a timely manner. This article reviews recent advances in the management and under...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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F1000Research
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5357029/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28357059 http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.10587.1 |
Sumario: | Uveitis is a sight-threatening disease entity with intraocular inflammation that arises from various causes. It mainly affects working-age individuals and may lead to irreversible visual loss if not treated properly in a timely manner. This article reviews recent advances in the management and understanding of uveitis since 2014, including treatment with new immunosuppressive therapies that use biological agents, local therapy with steroid implants, and imaging studies for the evaluation of uveitis. |
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