Surgical management in patient with uveitis.

ABSTRACT

Surgery in the management of uveitis can be divided based on indication either for therapeutic or can be for diagnostic purposes or to manage complications. The commonest indications include Visual rehabilitation surgery for removal of cataract, band keratopathy, corneal scars, pupillary membranes, removal of dense vitreous membranes, management of complications anti-glaucoma surgery, vitreous hemorrhage, retinal detachment and chronic hypotony and diagnostic aqueous tap, vitreous biopsy, tissue biopsy (iris, choroid). In this review, we shall describe the surgical technique for visual rehabilitation and for management of complications.