title: A clinical approach to the diagnosis of retinal vasculitis.
abstract: Retinal vasculitis is a sight-threatening inflammatory eye condition that involves the retinal vessels. Detection of retinal vasculitis is made clinically, and is confirmed with the help of fundus fluorescein angiography. Active vascular disease is characterized by exudates around retinal vessels resulting in white sheathing or cuffing of the affected vessels. In this review, a practical approach to the diagnosis of retinal vasculitis is discussed based on ophthalmoscopic and fundus fluorescein angiographic findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. abuelasrar@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ahmed M Abu
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: El-Asrar
authors.forename: Carl P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Herbort
authors.forename: Khalid F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Tabbara
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology; D031300:Retinal Vasculitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D012171:Retinal Vessels / Q000473:pathology