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  • Ophthalmology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Global Health

Background:

  • Uveitis diagnosis requires ruling out infectious causes, including well-known pathogens.
  • Emerging infectious agents are increasingly recognized as causes of systemic and intraocular inflammation.
  • Globalization impacts infectious disease distribution, necessitating a global perspective in diagnosis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review emergent infectious diseases causing uveitis.
  • To highlight systemic and ocular manifestations relevant to ophthalmologists.
  • To emphasize diagnostic approaches for these conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Review of systemic and ocular manifestations of emergent infectious diseases.
  • Discussion of diagnostic criteria including clinical presentation, epidemiology, and serology.
  • Focus on diseases such as Rickettsioses, West Nile virus, Rift Valley fever, Dengue, and Chikungunya.

Main Results:

  • Emergent infectious diseases can cause various ocular manifestations like retinitis, chorioretinitis, retinal vasculitis, and optic nerve involvement.
  • Diagnosis relies on uveitis patterns, systemic signs, epidemiological data, and specific antibody detection.
  • Ocular examination findings can aid early clinical diagnosis.

Conclusions:

  • Clinicians must consider emergent infectious agents in uveitis differential diagnoses.
  • A global perspective is essential due to changing infectious disease patterns.
  • Early clinical diagnosis via systematic ocular examination facilitates timely management.