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Review
. 2010 Apr;30(2):149-73.
doi: 10.1007/s10792-009-9301-3. Epub 2009 Feb 4.

A clinical approach to the diagnosis of retinal vasculitis

Ahmed M Abu El-Asrar  1 , Carl P Herbort, Khalid F Tabbara
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Review

A clinical approach to the diagnosis of retinal vasculitis

Ahmed M Abu El-Asrar et al. Int Ophthalmol. 2010 Apr.

Abstract

Retinal vasculitis is a sight-threatening inflammatory eye condition that involves the retinal vessels. Detection of retinal vasculitis is made clinically, and is confirmed with the help of fundus fluorescein angiography. Active vascular disease is characterized by exudates around retinal vessels resulting in white sheathing or cuffing of the affected vessels. In this review, a practical approach to the diagnosis of retinal vasculitis is discussed based on ophthalmoscopic and fundus fluorescein angiographic findings.

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