Co-Chiefs of Service
Paul Latkany, M.D.
C. Michael Samson, M.D.

The mission of the Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Service is threefold: to provide outstanding outpatient care in the management of ocular inflammatory disease; comprehensive training of the residents in the management of these complex disorders; and last, increasing general understanding of ocular inflammatory disease by scientific investigations.

The Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Service at The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary provides consultation services for 3,000 clinic patients annually. This service comprises the largest staff of attendings in the uveitis subspecialty at a single academic center in the tri-state area.

The breadth of diagnostic entities seen on the Service comprises all forms of ocular inflammation: while the majority of patients referred are those with uveitis, other inflammatory eye disease such as scleritis, episcleritis, optic neuritis, interstitial keratitis, and cicatrizing conjunctivitis are also consulted on.

The wide range of diagnostic entities seen include ocular sarcoid, JRA-associated uveitis, Behcet's Disease, Fuchs' Dystrophy, Lyme disease, and serpiginous chorioretinopathy.

Management of these patients can be incredibly complex, and often these patients are co-managed with the other specialty services: the cornea, retina, glaucoma, and neuro-ophthalmology services in particular.

The Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Service is held from 9 AM to 5 PM every Wednesday at the Retinal Diagnostics Center located on the 5th floor of the south building.

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Resident Training

First and Second-year residents are taught the methodical approach to the uveitis patient. History-taking skills, review of systems, and physical examination are critical in establishing a targeted diagnostic work-up.

Specific management of infectious etiologies, such as acute retinal necrosis, ocular syphilis, and toxoplasmosis, are learned. Additionally, the resident learns about the management of chronic non-infectious inflammatory disease, including the appropriate use of regional and systemic steroids and, in close conjunction with rheumatologists, the indication and treatment with systemic immunosuppressives, such as methotrexate, cyclosporin, and cyclophosphamide.

Senior residents learn the perioperative stabilization of the uveitis patient who will undergo cataract and intraocular surgery. Seniors also learn the intraoperative management of uveitis patients, including anterior and posterior synechiolysis, iris hooks, and intraocular lens choice. Senior residents also gain an understanding of the indications for cryotherapy, endolaser, pars plana vitrectomy/vitreous biopsy, and chorioretinal biopsy in these patients.

Read more about the Resident Training Program in Ophthalmology and Fellowship Opportunities in Ocular Immunology.

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