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The article evaluates the effectiveness of fluorescein angiography (FA) in diagnosing and managing uveitis. The findings provide information on the changes in different structures and extent of uveitis but does not allow analysis of the choriocapillaris and the choroid. The results also highlight the role of other imaging techniques such as indocyanine green angiography and optical coherence tomography (OCT).

Purpose: To explore the efficacy and safety of 2 concentrations (0.1% and 0.2%) of sodium naproxen ophthalmic solution in controlling ocular inflammation in patients having phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation.Setting: Service d’Ophtalmologie La Pitie` and Centre Ophtalmologique, Paris, and Clinique Sourdille, Nantes, France; Department of Ophthalmology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.Methods: One hundred one patients were randomly treated with naproxen 0.1%, naproxen 0.2%, or diclofenac 0.1% 3 times a day for 30 days starting the day before surgery. Postsurgical ocular inflammation was measured after 1, 10, and 30 days using the Kowa FC-1000 laser flare-cell meter and a conventional slitlamp biomicroscope. Safety parameters were evaluated at the same visits.Results: Naproxen 0.2% ophthalmic solution and diclofenac 0.01% were comparable in controlling postsurgical inflammation. The naproxen was well tolerated. No serious adverse events occurred during the study.Conclusions: These preliminary results suggest that naproxen ophthalmic solution may be effectively and safely used to control inflammation after uneventful phacoemulsification. Because of the limited number of patients, larger studies are needed to confirm these results. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]