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How do you diagnose and treat patients who develop uveitis while on bisphosphonate therapy for osteoporosis?

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Rheumatology · Legacy Devers Eye Institute
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Ocular inflammation, usually anterior uveitis, can occur as a consequence of bisphosphonate therapy. Virtually always, the bisphosphonate is one that is given intravenously and the ocular inflammation begins a day or two after the treatment. Furthermore, the inflammation is generally self-limited; i...

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