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What Can the Aqueous Humour Tell Us About Uveitis?

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The eye, and in particular the anterior segment, is one of the very few parts of the body where inflammation can be viewed directly, in vivo and without intervention. The clinical ophthalmologist is familiar with this privilege and uses it not only in diagnosis (i.e. to identify the site and nature of disease), but to monitor disease activity (e.g. to assess whether the inflammation is worsening or improving in response to treatment).

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  1. Institute of Biomedical Research MRC Centre for Immune Regulation Division of Immunity and Infection, Medical School, The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK

    Alastair K. O. Denniston

  2. Academic Unit of Ophthalmology Division of Immunity and Infection, Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre University of Birmingham City Hospital NHS Trust, Birmingham, B18 7QU, UK

    S. John Curnow

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Denniston, A.O., Curnow, S.J. (2009). What Can the Aqueous Humour Tell Us About Uveitis?. In: Uveitis and Immunological Disorders. Essentials in Ophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69459-5_3

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