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Core Messages in uveitis

1- Environmental factors, especially infectious triggers,(bacteria, viruses, and vaccines ) are reported to play an important role in the induction and triggering of some immune-mediated uveitis entities in genetically susceptible individuals.
2- Oral microbes especially Streptococcus species, have been postulated as predominant infectious triggers in Behçet disease.
3- In sarcoidosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis has been suggested as the major triggering agent.
4- In Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease,viral infection especially Epstein-Barr virus, may be the inciting factor.
5- Gram-negative bacterial triggers may be involved in the development of HLA-B27-associated anterior uveitis.
6- Rubella virus has been identified as the main cause of Fuchs uveitis syndrome.
7- The major association of serpiginoid choroiditis has been found to be latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
8-Viral infections and vaccinations have been postulated as possible triggers of white dot syndromes.