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Anterior chamber flare

MedGen UID:
602220
Concept ID:
C0423281
Finding
SNOMED CT: Anterior chamber flare (246992005)
 
HPO: HP:0031616

Definition

An abnormal appearance of the beam of light traveling through the anterior chamber of the eye in a slit lamp examination. The flare is produced by an increased concentration of proteins in the aqueous humor in the anterior chamber. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Henry CR, Becker MD, Yang Y, Davis JL
Am J Ophthalmol 2018 Jun;190:142-149. Epub 2018 Mar 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2018.03.031. PMID: 29601822
Hautamäki A, Luoma A, Immonen I
Retina 2016 Nov;36(11):2183-2190. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000001061. PMID: 27135211
Wang H, Cheng JW, Wei RL, Cai JP, Li Y, Ma XY
Can J Ophthalmol 2013 Jun;48(3):186-92. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2013.01.001. PMID: 23769780

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Hirano T, Kumazaki A, Tomihara R, Ito S, Hoshiyama K, Murata T
Sci Rep 2023 Jul 5;13(1):10901. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-37726-5. PMID: 37407660Free PMC Article
Zhao J, Li Y, Yu T, Wang W, Emmanuel MT, Gong Q, Hu L
Ann Med 2023 Dec;55(1):689-695. doi: 10.1080/07853890.2023.2181388. PMID: 36820795Free PMC Article
Cakir I, Altan C, Yalcinkaya G, Alagoz N, Solmaz B, Kirmaci A, Basarir B, Yasar T
Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2022 Mar;37:102580. Epub 2021 Oct 12 doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102580. PMID: 34648993
Favuzza E, Becatti M, Gori AM, Mencucci R
J Cataract Refract Surg 2019 Jul;45(7):910-914. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2019.01.040. PMID: 31262481
Jabs DA, Nussenblatt RB, Rosenbaum JT; Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature (SUN) Working Group
Am J Ophthalmol 2005 Sep;140(3):509-16. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.03.057. PMID: 16196117Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Yalçınkaya Çakır G, Altan Ç, Çakır İ
Int Ophthalmol 2024 Feb 8;44(1):35. doi: 10.1007/s10792-024-02959-4. PMID: 38332452
Liu X, McNally TW, Beese S, Downie LE, Solebo AL, Faes L, Husain S, Keane PA, Moore DJ, Denniston AK
Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2021 Jul 4;29(5):982-990. Epub 2020 Apr 7 doi: 10.1080/09273948.2019.1709650. PMID: 32255392
Kiyat P, Palamar M, Yilmaz SG, Emre S
Eur J Ophthalmol 2020 Sep;30(5):897-900. Epub 2019 May 21 doi: 10.1177/1120672119851475. PMID: 31111724
Selen F, Tekeli O, Yanık Ö
J Ocul Pharmacol Ther 2017 Apr;33(3):170-175. Epub 2017 Feb 6 doi: 10.1089/jop.2016.0128. PMID: 28165835
Jabs DA, Nussenblatt RB, Rosenbaum JT; Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature (SUN) Working Group
Am J Ophthalmol 2005 Sep;140(3):509-16. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.03.057. PMID: 16196117Free PMC Article

Therapy

Yalçınkaya Çakır G, Altan Ç, Çakır İ
Int Ophthalmol 2024 Feb 8;44(1):35. doi: 10.1007/s10792-024-02959-4. PMID: 38332452
Cakir I, Altan C, Yalcinkaya G, Alagoz N, Solmaz B, Kirmaci A, Basarir B, Yasar T
Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2022 Mar;37:102580. Epub 2021 Oct 12 doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102580. PMID: 34648993
Kiyat P, Palamar M, Yilmaz SG, Emre S
Eur J Ophthalmol 2020 Sep;30(5):897-900. Epub 2019 May 21 doi: 10.1177/1120672119851475. PMID: 31111724
Wang H, Cheng JW, Wei RL, Cai JP, Li Y, Ma XY
Can J Ophthalmol 2013 Jun;48(3):186-92. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2013.01.001. PMID: 23769780
de Jong PT, Strous C, Filedt Kok JP
Ophthalmologica 1983;186(1):35-40. doi: 10.1159/000309258. PMID: 6337364

Prognosis

Cakir I, Altan C, Yalcinkaya G, Alagoz N, Solmaz B, Kirmaci A, Basarir B, Yasar T
Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2022 Mar;37:102580. Epub 2021 Oct 12 doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102580. PMID: 34648993
Shiraya T, Kure K, Araki F, Kato S, Kaiya T
Jpn J Ophthalmol 2020 May;64(3):250-256. Epub 2020 Feb 27 doi: 10.1007/s10384-019-00698-z. PMID: 32108920
Kiyat P, Palamar M, Yilmaz SG, Emre S
Eur J Ophthalmol 2020 Sep;30(5):897-900. Epub 2019 May 21 doi: 10.1177/1120672119851475. PMID: 31111724
Favuzza E, Becatti M, Gori AM, Mencucci R
J Cataract Refract Surg 2019 Jul;45(7):910-914. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2019.01.040. PMID: 31262481
Jabs DA, Nussenblatt RB, Rosenbaum JT; Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature (SUN) Working Group
Am J Ophthalmol 2005 Sep;140(3):509-16. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.03.057. PMID: 16196117Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Hirano T, Kumazaki A, Tomihara R, Ito S, Hoshiyama K, Murata T
Sci Rep 2023 Jul 5;13(1):10901. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-37726-5. PMID: 37407660Free PMC Article
Zhao J, Li Y, Yu T, Wang W, Emmanuel MT, Gong Q, Hu L
Ann Med 2023 Dec;55(1):689-695. doi: 10.1080/07853890.2023.2181388. PMID: 36820795Free PMC Article
Cakir I, Altan C, Yalcinkaya G, Alagoz N, Solmaz B, Kirmaci A, Basarir B, Yasar T
Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2022 Mar;37:102580. Epub 2021 Oct 12 doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102580. PMID: 34648993
Kiyat P, Palamar M, Yilmaz SG, Emre S
Eur J Ophthalmol 2020 Sep;30(5):897-900. Epub 2019 May 21 doi: 10.1177/1120672119851475. PMID: 31111724
McCormack PL
Drugs Aging 2011 Jul 1;28(7):583-9. doi: 10.2165/11207450-000000000-00000. PMID: 21721602

Recent systematic reviews

Zhou T, Yang M, Zhang J, Zhang G, Kang L, Guan H
Medicine (Baltimore) 2024 Jun 7;103(23):e37584. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000037584. PMID: 38847669Free PMC Article
Liu X, McNally TW, Beese S, Downie LE, Solebo AL, Faes L, Husain S, Keane PA, Moore DJ, Denniston AK
Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2021 Jul 4;29(5):982-990. Epub 2020 Apr 7 doi: 10.1080/09273948.2019.1709650. PMID: 32255392
Henry CR, Becker MD, Yang Y, Davis JL
Am J Ophthalmol 2018 Jun;190:142-149. Epub 2018 Mar 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2018.03.031. PMID: 29601822
Wang H, Cheng JW, Wei RL, Cai JP, Li Y, Ma XY
Can J Ophthalmol 2013 Jun;48(3):186-92. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2013.01.001. PMID: 23769780

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