Uveitis: Exploring the Complexities
Explore a variety of uveitis manifestations, underlying systemic diseases, presentation patterns & symptoms, the road to proper diagnosis, current treatment options, and the vision-threatening implications uveitis can have for patients.
Uveitis, a general, yet highly complex term for a group of inflammatory diseases with no one size-fits all description, responsible for between 10-15 percent of all cases of blindness in the US. Caused by inflammatory responses, uveitis is not just limited to the uvea, having the potential to wreak havoc throughout the eye and in other parts of the body.
Colorado Retina's uveitis gurus, Dr. Mark Dacey and Dr. Ashleigh Levison, over the course of an hour will explore a variety of uveitis manifestations, underlying systemic diseases, presentation patterns and symptoms, the lengthy road to proper diagnosis, current treatment options, and the vision-threatening implications these diseases can have for patients. Dr. Dacey and Dr. Levison will also cover a few of their most peculiar cases that are not to be missed.
