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Macular Surgery for Posterior Segment Complications of Uveitis

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Surgical Management of Inflammatory Eye Disease

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Abstract

■ Surgical management of uveitic macular complications utilizes standard vitreoretinal surgical techniques.

■ Medical management of uveitic macular complications utilizes intraocular corticosteroids and anti-angiogenic factors in common use for other diseases.

■ Either medical or surgical management of posterior segment complications requires control of uveitis. Systemic corticosteroids or immunosuppression without surgery can be effective treatment for macular complications.

■ Imaging with OCT provides more useful information than fluorescein angiography in assessing uveitic macular disease.

■ Factors predictive of surgical success in macular edema are unknown, but probably relate to anatomic features such as status of posterior hyaloid, configuration of epiretinal membranes, and vitreomacular traction.

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  1. Bascom Palmer Ophthalmology, University of Miami, 900 NW 17th Street, 33136, Miami, Florida, USA

    Janet L. Davis

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  2. Dept. of Ophthalmology, Triemli Hospital Zürich, Birmensdorfer Straße 497, 8063, Zürich, Switzerland

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Davis, J. (2008). Macular Surgery for Posterior Segment Complications of Uveitis. In: Becker, M., Davis, J. (eds) Surgical Management of Inflammatory Eye Disease. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-33862-8_18

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