Investigations in the diagnosis of uveitis

Abstract

Diagnosing uveitis remains one of the most challenging problems in ophthalmology. This article aims to provide an overview of the investigations relevant in the diagnosis of uveitis, with particular emphasis on recent advances in diagnostic modalities. It will discuss the utility of different tests by anatomic classification and also for specific conditions, including the most common imitators. The importance and pitfalls of these investigations will be covered. Finally, it will briefly look at future developments, which are likely to shed more light on the difficult task of making a diagnosis in uveitis.

Keywords::

• diagnosis
• intraocular inflammation
• investigations
• uveitis

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Financial & competing interests disclosure

This work has received a proportion of its funding from the Department of Health’s NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Ophthalmology at Moorfields Eye Hospital and the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.

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