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Inflammation of the anterior uvea comprising the iris, angle structures, and the ciliary body. Manifestations of this disorder include ciliary injection, exudation into the anterior chamber, iris changes, and adhesions between the iris and lens (posterior synechiae). Intraocular pressure may be increased or reduced.
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- Uveitis, Anterior
- Anterior Uveitides
- Uveitides, Anterior
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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inflammation of both the iris & ciliary body; of iris alone = IRITIS, of ciliary body alone = CILIARY BODY (IM) + UVEITIS, ANTERIOR (IM)
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86; was IRIDOCYCLITIS 1963-85
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- National Library of Medicine. Anterior Uveitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014606. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014606
- Anterior Uveitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3154357