학술논문

The Role of Sex in Uveitis and Ocular Inflammation.
Document Type
Article
Source
International Ophthalmology Clinics. Summer2015, Vol. 55 Issue 3, p111-131. 21p.
Subject
*SEX factors in disease
*UVEITIS
*DISEASE prevalence
*EYE diseases
SEX differences (Biology)
Language
ISSN
0020-8167
Abstract
The article discusses the role of sex difference in ocular inflammation and uveitis. Topics include systemic involvement in female predominant uveitides, systemic involvement in male predominant uveitides, and infectious uveitides. Also provided are information about sex differences in the prevalence of nonsystemic ocular diseases and systemic diseases with ocular involvement.