Description
Uveitis is a common reason for presentation to eye casualty.
It may occur as an isolated problem or as part of a systemic
disease. Good management of patients with uveitis depends
upon detailed history and examination. This allows differentiation
of those patients with symptoms and signs suggestive of systemic
illness from those in whom the uveitis appears to be an isolated
problem. In an eye casualty setting, there is no place for
laboratory investigation of patients with uveitis in whom
no signs or symptoms of systemic disease have been elicited
on history and examination. Where a systemic disease is suspected
laboratory investigation is often useful to confirm or refute
the diagnosis, although many diseases remain clinical diagnoses.
