| SYMPOSIUM - UVEITIS UPDATE |
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| Year : 2009 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 202-218 |
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Differential diagnosis of retinal vasculitis
Ahmed M Abu El-Asrar1, Carl P Herbort2, Khalid F Tabbara3
1 Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2 Inflammatory and Retinal Eye Diseases, Center for Ophthalmic Specialized Care and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
3 The Eye Center and The Eye Foundation for Research in Ophthalmology, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Correspondence Address:
Ahmed M Abu El-Asrar
Department of OphthalmologyKing Abdulaziz University Hospital Airport Road, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh 11411
Saudi Arabia
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0974-9233.58423
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Retinal vaculitis is a sight-threatening inflammatory eye condition that involves the retinal vessels. Detection of retinal vasculitis is made clinically, and confirmed with the help of fundus fluorescein angiography. Active vascular disease is characterized by exudates around retinal vessels resulting in white sheathing or cuffing of the affected vessels. In this review, a practical approach to the diagnosis of retinal vasculitis is discussed based on ophthalmoscopic and fundus fluorescein angiographic findings. |
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