Open AccessLaboratory support in the diagnosis of uveitis
Author(s) -
Parthopratim Dutta Majumder,
Sridha Sridharan,
Jyotirmay Biswas
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.114095
Subject(s) - medicine , uveitis , etiology , physical examination , signs and symptoms , intensive care medicine , modalities , clinical history , optometry , clinical diagnosis , dermatology , ophthalmology , pathology , surgery , social science , sociology
Intraocular inflammations are still a diagnostic challenge for ophthalmologists. It is often difficult to make a precise etiological diagnosis in certain situations. Recently, there have been several advances in the investigations of uveitis, which has helped the ophthalmologists a lot in the management of such clinical conditions. A tailored approach to laboratory diagnosis of uveitic cases should be directed by the history, patient's symptoms and signs, and clinical examination. This review summarizes various modalities of laboratory investigations and their role in the diagnosis of uveitis.