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Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Uveitis: What is it and what is its effect on the eye?

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Uveitis C. Stephen Foster, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.C.R. Uveitis is a serious complication of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Approximately 6% of all cases of uveitis occur in children, and up to 80% of all cases of anterior uveitis in childhood are associated with JIA. Although remarkable progress has been made in the … Continue reading Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Uveitis: What is it and what is its effect on the eye?

Uveitic Glaucoma

Uveitis is the third leading cause of preventable blindness in this country, but many people who suffer from this group of diseases lose their vision via other another mechanism – glaucoma. Glaucoma is the ‘sneak thief’ of vision, a blinding disease of the optic nerve, or the structure that connects your eye and brain and … Continue reading Uveitic Glaucoma

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