Uveitis / Ocular Immunology Service

The Uveitis service specializes in diagnosis and treatment of ocular inflammatory diseases. A multidisciplinary approach is employed with specialists in systemic disorders of the immune system, infectious disease and multiple organ systems in managing complex systemic disorders.

Areas of Expertise

• Idiopathic iridocyclitis
• HLA-B27-related diseases
• Behcets syndrome
• Lens induced uveitis
• Herpetic uveitis
• Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
• Fuchs heterochromic iridocyclitis
• Pars planitis
• Multiple sclerosis related uveitis
• Toxoplasma retinochoroiditis
• Syphilitic uveitis
• Sarcoidosis panuveitis
• Wegeners granulomatosis
• Polyarteritis nodosa
• Systemic lupus erythematosus

Diagnostic Services

• Hematologic evaluations
• Fluorescein angiography
• Ultrasound
• Ocular coherence tomography
• Radiologic evaluations

Therapeutic Services

• Topical medications
• Periocular injections
• Systemic immunosuppressive therapy

Faculty