Abstract
Fuchs’ uveitis syndrome is a benign chronic nongranulomatous inflammation involving predominantly the anterior segment with a triad of stellate keratic precipitates, cataract, and iris heterochromia. There is also presence of characteristic spillover vitritis. The diagnosis of Fuchs’ uveitis syndrome is usually by exclusion and ruling out other major visually debilitating uveitic entities. The treatment for this condition is no treatment. The following chapter highlights various aspects of the disease and provides illustrative cases for better understanding.
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Tripathy, K., Agarwal, A., Gupta, V. (2018). Fuchs’ Uveitis. In: Gupta, V., Nguyen, Q., LeHoang, P., Herbort Jr., C. (eds) The Uveitis Atlas. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2506-5_27-1
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