TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 16. Immunologic Diseases of the Eye A1 - Chan, Toby Y.B. A1 - Hodge, William G. A2 - Riordan-Eva, Paul A2 - Cunningham, Emmett T. PY - 2011 T2 - Vaughan & Asbury's General Ophthalmology, 18e AB - Ocular manifestations are a common feature of immunologic diseases even though, paradoxically, the eye is also a site of immune privilege. The propensity for immunologic disease to affect the eye derives from a number of factors, including the highly vascular nature of the uvea, the tendency for immune complexes to be deposited in various ocular tissues, and the exposure of the mucous membrane of the conjunctiva to environmental allergens. Inflammatory eye disorders are more obvious (and often more painful) than those of other organs, such as the thyroid or the kidney. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55784590 ER -