What is Uvea Pathology?

Uvea Pathology
(a) Massive iridociliochoroidal melanoma producing corneal touch. (b) Gross photograph of the excised tumor showing a greater than 10-mm diameter uveal melanoma. (c) Anterior segment view 1 month after PLSU showing the absence of the iris from 7 to 11 o’clock after pupillary dilation. The corneal pigment was left untreated. (Reproduced from Kurt and Gündüz11)Exoresection and endoresection for uveal melanoma. Gündüz K, Bechrakis NE - Middle East African journal of ophthalmology (2010). Not Altered. CC.

Uvea pathology deals with the spectrum of diseases affecting the uvea tract.

Uvea pathology includes: 

  • Uveitis
  • Uveal neoplasms