Uveitis

A 39-year-old woman was referred to the New England Eye Center complaining of new-onset intermittent “muddy” spots in her vision. She had no associated vision loss, flashes, floaters or eye pain.

Harrow announced an early completed transfer of the new drug application for Triesence, a synthetic corticosteroid for treatment of several inflammatory ophthalmic conditions, including those not responsive to topical corticosteroids.

The AMA has assigned a Category 1 CPT code for Xipere, according to a press release from Bausch + Lomb.

SEATTLE — Chronic and recurrent uveitis requires chronic treatment, according to a speaker here.

M. Elaine Husni, MD, MPH, spoke with Healio about treatment and management options in psoriatic arthritis, including lifestyle changes. “We now have really embraced the concept of wellness strategies,” said Husni, vice chair of rheumatology and director of the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Center and staff physician in the Orthopedic and Rheumatologic Institute at Cleveland Clinic, and assistant professor at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University.

M. Elaine Husni, MD, MPH, spoke with Healio about treatment and management options in psoriatic arthritis, including lifestyle changes. “We now have really embraced the concept of wellness strategies,” said Husni, vice chair of rheumatology and director of the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Center and staff physician in the Orthopedic and Rheumatologic Institute at Cleveland Clinic, and assistant professor at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University.

A 56-year-old white man was referred to the uveitis clinic at the New England Eye Center by an outside ophthalmologist for sudden-onset painless vision loss that started 2 months before presentation.

KOLOA, Hawaii — Local steroid therapy can be beneficial for less severe uveitis, short-term uveitis and uveitic macular edema, according to a speaker here.

KOLOA, Hawaii — Incomplete posterior segment exams, underuse of imaging and failure to reexamine a diagnosis are all common pitfalls when diagnosing uveitis, according to a speaker here.

A 30-year-old Indian woman was referred to the uveitis service with a chief complaint of decreased vision in the right eye for several months. She started having pain in the right eye with black flashes and headaches 4 months earlier.