Abstract:Uveitis is a heterogeneous polyetiological immune-mediated disease. Its common feature is inflammation of the choroid. The total prevalence of uveitis of various etiologies in the population varies from 15 to 38 people per 100 000. The cause of this pathology can be any infectious or somatic diseases (both endo- and exogenous in nature), when the body’s immune system is activated. The prevalence of the most common endogenous uveitis, caused by secondary foci of infection, is about 3% of the total number of dis… Show more
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