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SURVEY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
Volume 48, Issue 6, Pages 663-676Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2003.08.004
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bowel resection; Crohn's disease; immunosuppression; scleritis; steroids; ulcerative colitis; uveitis
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Inflammatory bowel disease includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and is characterized by chronic inflammation of the intestines. The advances in understanding of the inflammatory process have resulted in improved treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. The systemic complications of inflammatory bowel disease involve many organs, eyes included. The ophthalmic complications are usually of inflammatory origin. Some of these complications, like scleritis, may reflect overall disease activity. Treatment of intestinal inflammation-either medical or surgical-usually helps resolution of ophthalmic complications. This review describes recent developments in the diagnosis and management of the inflammatory bowel disease and its ophthalmic complications. (C) 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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