Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD, Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis) may develop ocular involvement during the course of their disease.
Types of ocular involvement may include:
(1) vasculitis (retinal or ophthalmic artery)
(2) iritis
(3) anterior uveitis
(4) episcleritis
(5) scleritis
(6) keratitis
(7) orbital pseudotumor
Complications may include:
(1) sudden loss of vision following thrombosis of vasculitic artery
(2) neovascular glaucoma
(3) retinal neovascularization
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