Uveitis
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Uveitis Treatment
The treatment of uveitis depends on the cause.
Treatment of uveitis may include:
Cycloplegics for uveitis:
Drops that dilate the pupil:
Cyclopentolate (Cyclogyl)
Homatropine (Isopto)
Corticosteroid
eye drops for uveitis:
Prednisolone
(
Pred Forte
)
Corticosteroid
injections for uveitis
Triamcinolone
(Amcort,
Kenalog
,
Aristocort
)
Oral
corticosteroids
for uveitis:
Prednisone
Methylprednisolone
(
Medrol
)
Medications that suppress the immune system:
Azathioprine
(
Imuran
)
Methotrexate
(
Rheumatrex
)
Mycophenolate
(
CellCept
)
Cyclosporin
(
Sandimmune
,
Neoral
)
Tacrolimus
(
Prograf
)
Cyclophosphamide
(
Cytoxan
,
Neosar
)
Chlorambucil
(
Leukeran
)
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Uveitis References:
Chang JH, McCluskey PJ, Wakefield D. Acute anterior uveitis and HLA-B27. Surv Ophthalmol. 2005 Jul-Aug;50(4):364-88.
Dunn JP. Review of immunosuppressive drug therapy in uveitis. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2004 Aug;15(4):293-8.
Jabs DA, Nussenblatt RB, Rosenbaum JT; Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature (SUN) Working Group. Standardization of uveitis nomenclature for reporting clinical data. Results of the First International Workshop. Am J Ophthalmol. 2005 Sep;140(3):509-16.
Murphy CC, Hughes EH, Frost NA, Dick AD. Quality of life and visual function in patients with intermediate uveitis. Br J Ophthalmol. 2005 Sep;89(9):1161-5.
