Management for ophthalmic features of Behçet syndrome
Yazici, 2021Ozguler, 2018Hatemi, 2018
Note: Urgently refer patients with Behçet-related eye disease to an ophthalmologist.
Management for uveitis in Behçet syndrome must involve an ophthalmologist. Patients who present with an initial or recurrent episode of acute sight-threatening uveitis should be treated with high-dose systemic corticosteroids and a TNF inhibitor or interferon alfa. As an adjunct to systemic immunomodulatory therapy, intravitreal corticosteroid injection is an option for some patients with unilateral exacerbations of uveitisHatemi, 2018.