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Ocular manifestations of vasculitis
1Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. djabs@jhmi.edu
Rheumatic Diseases Clinics of North America
|November 29, 2001
Abstract:
Systemic necrotizing vasculitis is characterized by inflammation of blood vessels and often affects the eyes. Ocular manifestations of vasculitis may involve any part of the eye or orbit. The frequency of ocular involvement generally is dependent on the size and type of blood vessels affected by the vasculitis. This article reviews the major types of ocular inflammation and then addresses the ocular manifestations of specific systemic vasculitides.