Uveal Diseases
| Definition: |
Diseases of the uvea. |
| Notes: |
inflamm dis = UVEITIS & specifics |
| Previously Indexed: |
Uvea (1966-1975),specific uveal disease |
Uveal Diseases Categories.
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Choroid Diseases - Disorders of the choroid including hereditary choroidal diseases, neoplasms, and other abnormalities of the vascular layer of the uvea. |
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Iris Diseases - Diseases, dysfunctions, or disorders of or located in the iris. |
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Uveitis - Inflammation of part or all of the uvea, the middle (vascular) tunic of the eye, and commonly involving the other tunics (sclera and cornea, and the retina). (Dorland, 27th ed) |
Uveal Diseases Definitions and Terms
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