Aqueous Humor Dynamics in Uveitic Eyes.

Purpose: To investigate aqueous humor dynamics in uveitic eyes.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Participants: Patients with recurrent (≥3 attacks) anterior uveitis (now quiescent) and being treated for glaucoma or ocular hypertension (OHT) (Group 1), previous recurrent anterior uveitis (≥3 attacks) without glaucoma or OHT (Group 2), and normal subjects with no ocular problems and IOP < 21 mm Hg at screening (control group; Group 3).

The Pathogenesis of Raised Intraocular Pressure in Uveitis.

Aim: To analyze current understanding of the factors that contribute to raised intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with uveitis.

Methods: A pubmed literature review was carried out using words including "uveitic glaucoma", "IOP AND uveitis", "ocular hypertension AND uveitis", "inflammation AND glaucoma", "aqueous dynamics" AND "glaucoma/uveitis".

Results: Of the two studies looking at the aqueous dynamics in experimentally induced uveitis, both found aqueous flow decreased acutely, and one found that uveoscleral outflow increased.