Active clinical trials for "Iridocyclitis"

Uveitis is a disease that affects over 2 million people around the globe, and can ultimately lead to blindness. The proportion of patients with uveitis who become blind has not been reduced over the past 30 years, and this is therefore an area that demands further research. One of the major causes of blindness in uveitic patients is the development of uveitic glaucoma, which occurs in 10-20% of uveitic eyes. This is likely to occur for reasons related to the uveitis itself, but can also be caused as a side effect of the corticosteroids used to treat uveitis. The raised IOP in uveitis is more difficult to treat than other types of glaucoma. To enable more effective treatment of uveitic glaucoma, the investigators need to understand more clearly the mechanisms which underlie this process. The investigators therefore propose a study to examine the contribution of altered aqueous dynamics to the development of raised IOP in uveitis.

This is a search strategy for determining the prevalence of ocular complications in inflammatory rheumatic diseases for the purposes of a meta analysis.

This study investigates the variations in the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness during uncomplicated anterior and intermediate uveitis, respectively. The objectives are to 1 ) confirm the RNFL thickening during an uncomplicated anterior uveitis as described in the literature, 2) measure the RNFL thickness during an uncomplicated intermediate uveitis specifically and 3) describe the variation in time of RNFL thickness during the two types of uveitis.

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is often associated with chronic anterior uveitis. Presence of vision threatening complications may indicate immunosuppressive therapy. In this study, the experience with cyclosporine A (CsA) as mono- or combination-therapy is analyzed.

This study offers evaluation and treatment for patients with inflammatory eye diseases, such as uveitis. The protocol is not designed to test new treatments; rather, patients will receive current standard of care treatments. The purpose of the study is twofold: 1) to allow National Eye Institute physicians to increase their knowledge of inflammatory eye conditions and identify new avenues of possible research in this area; and 2) to establish a pool of patients who may be eligible for new studies as they are developed. (Participants in this protocol will not be required to join a new study; the decision will be voluntary.) Children and adults with uveitis and other inflammatory eye diseases may be eligible for this study. Candidates will be screened with a medical history, brief physical examination, thorough eye examination and blood tests. The eye examination includes measurements of visual acuity (ability to see the vision chart), eye pressure and dilation of the pupils to examine the lens and retina (back part of the eye). Patients may also undergo the following procedures: Fundus photography - Special photographs of the inside of the eye to help evaluate the status of the retina and evaluate changes that may occur in the future. From 2 to 20 pictures may be taken, depending on the eye condition. The camera flashes a bright light into the eye for each picture. Fluorescein angiography - Procedure to evaluate the eye's blood vessels. A yellow dye injected into an arm vein travels to the blood vessels in the eyes. Pictures of the retina are taken using a camera that flashes a blue light into the eye. The pictures show if any dye has leaked from the vessels into the retina, indicating possible blood vessel abnormality. Participants will be followed at least 3 years. Follow-up visits are scheduled according to the standard of care for the individual patient's eye problem. Vision will be checked at each visit, and some of the screening tests described above may be repeated to follow the progress of disease and evaluate the response to treatment.

The purpose of this study was to measure the quality of visual function and quality of daily living in patients with anterior, posterior, and panuveitis.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate long term efficacy and safety of topical ganciclovir treatment in Cytomegalovirus (CMV) anterior uveitis.

Infectious uveitis is a very important blinding disease. Some people who have been diagnosed with idiopathic uveitis may also have the activity of pathogens in the eye. However, due to the limitation of the amount of ocular samples, it is difficult to make a rapid and effective diagnosis of infection.Current study is to explore the infective cause of uveitis in China by using a broad diagnostic approach of detection.

This study aimed to discover the composition on the microbiome in several sites of the human body; and to find out the difference in microbiome composition on ocular fluid, blood, and feces before and after therapy in uveitis patient with history of autoimmune disease (Behcet and Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada) and idiopathic uveitis

Acute anterior uveitis (AU) is a common reason for attendance at ophthalmic outpatient clinics. The painfulness and the fear of a transient or even persistent loss of vision may markedly reduce the individual's subjective well-being and pose a psychological burden. This study will test the hypothesis that during an attack of AU the patient experiences a marked reduction in psychological and physical well-being. Prospective, hospital-based epidemiologic study using a patient questionnaire with standardized psychological tests and a pain scale.