D r. A n u p a m a K a r a n t h
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 Iris
 Ciliary body
 Choroid
Major blood supply to the eye; ‘uva’ – grape (Latin)
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 Anatomic Classification of Uveitis
 Anterior
 Intermediate
 Posterior
 Panuveitis
 Clinical Classification of Uveitis
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 Anterior uveitis
 Primary site of
inflammation:
anterior chamber
 Iris
 Anterior part of
ciliary body
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 Anterior uveitis
 Iritis
 Anterior cyclitis
 Iridocyclitis
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 Intermediate uveitis
 Primary site of
inflammation: pars
plana
 Posterior part of
ciliary body
 Peripheral retina
 Anterior vitreous
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 Intermediate uveitis
 (formerly called pars
planitis)
 Posterior cyclitis
 Hyalitis
 Basal retinochoroiditis
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 Posterior uveitis
 Primary site of
inflammation:
retina or choroid
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 Posterior uveitis
 Choroiditis
(focal/multifocal/
diffuse)
 Chorioretinitis
 Retinochoroiditis
 Neuro-uveitis
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 Panuveitis
 Primary site of
inflammation:
anterior
chamber, vitreous,
retina or choroid
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 Infectious
 Bacterial / Viral / Fungal / Parasitic / Others
 Non-infectious
 Known/No known systemic association
 Masquerade
 Neoplastic / Non-neoplastic
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White calcium deposits in the cornea
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Small shrunken eyeball, calcification seen inside
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Ballooning of the iris due to pupil block
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