Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 1-18, July 2001

Hypopyon Uveitis

  • Andrew Ramsay, BSc, FRCOphth
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  • Susan Lightman, PhD, FRCP, FRCOphth, FMedSci

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint address: Professor S. Lightman, Department of Clinical Ophthalmology, Institute of Ophthalmology, Moorfields Eye Hospital, City Rd, London EC1V 2PD, United Kingdom.

Uveitis Clinic, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Abstract 

Hypopyon uveitis has inflammatory, infective, and neoplastic causes and a high association with systemic disease. Careful questioning of the patient and detailed examination of the eye for other signs is necessary to guide the differential diagnosis and relevant investigations. Because the underlying causes require very different types of investigation and, if missed, can have serious sequelae for the patient, a rational approach based on the understanding of the causes of hypopyon uveitis is imperative. In this review, hypopyon uveitis is considered in the context of the associated ocular and systemic diseases that cause it.

Keywords:  Behcet's disease, endophthalmitis, HLA-B27, hypopyon, keratitis, pseudohypopyon, uveitis

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PII: S0039-6257(01)00231-4

Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 1-18, July 2001

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