Abstract
Lens induced or phacogenic uveitis is an uncommon cause of intraocular inflammation. There is considerable confusion in the literature as many other terms have historically been used for this disorder including phacolytic uveitis, phacotoxic uveitis, phacoantigenic uveitis, lens particle induced uveitis, and endophthalmitis phacoanaphylactia. This disorder is viewed as localized form of autimmune disease presumably due to immune reaction against lens proteins. The treatment that is often curative is complete removal of all lens material.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Henderly DE, Genstler AJ, Smith RE, Rao NA. Changing patterns of uveitis. Am J Ophthalmol. 1987;103:131–6.
Rodriguez A, Calonge M, Pedroza-Seres M, et al. Referral patterns of uveitis in a tertiary eye care center. Arch Ophthalmol. 1996;114:593–9.
Khalil MK, Lorenzetti DW. Lens induced inflammations. Can J Ophthalmol. 1986;21:96–102.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2017 Springer International Publishing AG
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Papaliodis, G.N. (2017). Lens Induced. In: Papaliodis, G. (eds) Uveitis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09126-6_26
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09126-6_26
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-09125-9
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-09126-6
eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)