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Classification of uveitis
A.Anatomical Classification ( IUSG)
1. Anterior
• Iritis
• Anterior cyclitis
• Cyclitis

2. Intermediate
• Posterior cyclitis
• Hyalitis
• Basal Retinochoroiditis

3. Posterior
• Chorioretinitis
• Retinochoroiditis
• Neurouveitis
• Choroiditis
• Focal
• Multifocal
• Diffuse
4. Panuveitis
Inflammation of the entire uveal tract


B. Aetiological Classification


Group1: Idiopathic

• 1a. With only Ocular features
• 1b. With both Ocular and Systemic features
Group2: Infectious
• 2 a. with only Ocular features
• 2 b . with both Ocular and Systemic features

Group3: Non infectious
• 3a. With only Ocular features
• 3b. With both Ocular and Systemic features

C. Clinical Classification

On duration and onset
• Acute
• Chronic
• Recurrent
On activity
• Active
• Resolved
On clinical features
• Granulomatous
• Non-granulomatous

On severity
• Mild
• Severe
On complications
• Simple
• Complicated

 

Anterior Uveitis
Inflammation of the the iris and ciliary body. It may be ¬either alone (iritis/cyclitis) or together (iridocyclitis).
Anterior Uveitis Without Systemic Associations
• Idiopathic
• Glaucomatocyclitic crisis
• Lens-induced uveitis
• Keratouveitis
• Fuch's heterochromiciridocyclitis
• Drug induced uveitis
• Post-traumatic
• Post-surgical
• Post-laser
• Masquerade syndrome

Anterior Uveitis  Systemic Associations

• Ankylosing spondylitis
• Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
• Reiter's syndrome
• Tuberculosis
• Leprosy
• Behcet's disease
• Sarcoidosis
• Lyme borreliosis
• Psoriatic uveitis
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Hypothyroidism
• Collagen vascular disease
• Diabetes mellitus
 
Intermediate Uveitis
Inflammation largely involving the parsplana and post oral uveal tract.

• Idiopathic
• Toxoplasmosis
• Toxocariasis
• Tuberculosis
• Sarcoidosis
• Syphilis
• Lyme borreliosi
• Multiple sclerosis
 
Posterior Uveitis
Inflammation either of the choriod or the retina or both.


Posterior Uveitis Without Systemic Associations

• Idiopathic
• APMPPE
• Serpiginous choroidopathy
• Posterior scleritis
• Senile vitiritis
• Idiopathic Uveal effusionsyndrome
• Post-surgical
• Myopia with subretinal fibrosis syndrome
• Frosted branch angitis
• Birdshot retinochoroidopathy
• POHS
• DUSN
• MEWDS


Posterior Uveitis With Systemic Association

• Sympathetic ophthalmia
• Toxoplasmosis
• Behcet's disease
• Toxocariasis
• Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome
• Sarcoidosis
• Tuberculosis
• Syphilis
• Cysticercosis
• CMV retinitis
• AIDS associated retinopathy
• Collagen vascular disease
• Intraocular lymphoma
• Pneumocystis choroidopathy
• Acute retinal necrosis
 
   

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