Canadian Uveitis Society

Complications and Treatment of Uveitis

Saturday June 11, 2011, 1045-1215
Mackenzie

Objectives
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Assess current local and systemic approaches to management of uveitis.
• Describe possible side effects associated with various treatment approaches for uveitis.
• Assess the possible complications of uveitis, and describe how to avoid or minimize these complications and apply treatments, as required.
• Develop a comprehensive management plan for patients with uveitis that integrates knowledge of modern treatment approaches to the disease and its complications.

1045	Introduction
1050	Immunosuppressive treatment of uveitis - SITE studies Jennifer Thorne
1100	A systematic review on the efficacy of TNF-alpha inhibitors in the treatment of uveitis Nihal Haque, Zainab Khan, Patrick Prendergast, William G. Hodge
1108	Use of the dexamethasone intravitreal implant in severe bilateral chronic panuveitis Rustum Karanjia, Bernard R. Hurley, Chole Gottlieb, Micheal O'Connor
1116	Discussion
1121	Diagnosis and management of uveitis related glaucomas Karim Damji
1129	Intraoperative and postoperative management of uveitic cataracts Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed
1137	Discussion
1142	Cystoid macular edema in uveitis Jennifer Thorne
1200	Uveitic macular atrophy Farzin Forooghian
1208	Discussion and final comments