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II. Method in Eyes With Protein-Induced Uveitis

Henry J. Kaplan, MD; James G. Diamond, MD; Stephen A. Brown, MS

Arch Ophthalmol. 1979;97(2):336-339.

Abstract
• Lensectomy-vitrectomy in rabbit eyes with acute protein-induced uveitis provokes severe postoperative inflammation. However, the use of short-term corticosteroids for systemic effect preoperatively and postoperatively eliminates the deleterious effects of surgical trauma. Analysis of the surgical response of eyes with chronic protein-induced uveitis suggests that corticosteroids provide a considerable margin of safety for surgery and may compensate for our inability to appreciate mild episodes of clinically recurrent uveitis.

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals of Iowa, Iowa City.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication April 10, 1978.

Reprint requests to Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242 (Dr Kaplan).

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