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Lens-Induced Uveitis

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Intraocular Inflammation

Abstract

Lens-induced uveitis (LIU), which is also synonymous with lens-associated uveitis (LAU), has been traditionally thought to result from immune reactivity directed at lens proteins following disruption of the lens capsule, resulting in the production of intraocular inflammation. Capsular disruption may be spontaneous, traumatic, or surgical in nature.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, RetinaCare Consultants, 223 Great Oaks Boulevard, Albany, NY, 12203, USA

    Thomas J. Federici MD

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Albany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY, 12208, USA

    Julie H. Tsai MD

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  1. Centre of Ophthalmology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany

    Manfred Zierhut

  2. Biomedical Research Centre, Institute of Ophthalmology, Moorfields Eyes Hospital, Department of Medical Retina, UCL, London, United Kingdom

    Carlos Pavesio

  3. School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Hokkaido University Graduate, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

    Shigeaki Ohno

  4. University of Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

    Fernando Orefice

  5. USC Eye Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Narsing A. Rao

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Federici, T.J., Tsai, J.H. (2016). Lens-Induced Uveitis. In: Zierhut, M., Pavesio, C., Ohno, S., Orefice, F., Rao, N. (eds) Intraocular Inflammation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-75387-2_89

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