Signs of Uveitis
- Lid edema
- Circumcorneal congestion
- Corneal signs
- Corneal edema
- Keratic precipitates - Pathognomonic Sign
- Aqueous cells
- Neutrophils present in AC
- Hallmark of iridocycltis
- Aqueous flare
- Earliest sign of acute anterior uveitis
- Protein deposition in aqueous humor
- Hypopyon
- Sterile pus in AC
- Iris nodules
- Koeppe’s nodules – present on pupillary margin
- Busacca’s nodules– present on surface of iris
- Synechiae
- Anterior synechiae may cause glaucoma
- Posterior synechiae may cause cataract
- Pupil
- Acute cases – Miosis
- Chronic cases – Festooned pupil
- IOP
- Acute cases - Raised IOP
- Chronic cases – reduced IOP (ciliary body atrophy)
- Anterior vitreous cells
- Snow ball opacities
- Snow banking
- Cystoid macular edema (MC cause of vision loss)
- Periphlebitis
- Creamy yellow patches
- Head light in fog appearance
- Chorioretinits (head light) + Vitritis (fog)
- Seen in Toxoplasmosis
- Collection of inflammatory cells of the corneal endothelium
- Most common: inferiorly
- Mutton fat KP: Macrophages – granulomatous uveitis
- Small and Medium KP: lymphocytes – Non granulomatous uveitis
- Fine KP/ Stellate KP - Endothelial dusting
- Fusch hetrrochromia iridocyclitis
- herpetic iritis
- CMV retinits
- Old KP – healed uveitis
- Pigmented KP – Chronic non granulomatous uveitis
