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Drug | Indications |
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Antimetabolites |
Methotrexate | Noninfectiouschronic uveitis, ocular inflammation, ocular sarcoidosis |
Azathioprine | Chronic uveitis, Behcet’s, choroidal neovascularization, ocular cicatricial pemphigoid, retinal vasculitis, serpiginous choroiditis |
Mycophenolate mofetil | Chronic uveitis, noninfectious ocular inflammation, refractory uveitis, scleritis |
Leflunomide | Sarcoidosis |
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Alkylating agents |
Cyclophosphamide | Refractory uveitis, nonnfectious ocular inflammation, ANCA-associated vasculitides |
Chlorambucil | Serpiginous choroiditis, refractory uveitis, Behcet’s |
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T-cell inhibitors/calcineurin inhibitors |
Cyclosporine | Serpiginous choroidopathy, Behcet’s, scleritis, rheumatoid arthritis, nonnfectious uveitis |
Tacrolimus | The above indications but usually in conjunction with systemic corticosteroids or adjunct immunosuppressants |
Rapamycin |
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Biologic agents |
Etanercept | Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, noninfectious uveitis, ocular inflammatory disease |
Infliximab | Refractory uveitis, childhood uveitis, Behcet’s |
Adalimumab | Refractory uveitis, ankylosing spondylitis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis |
Daclizumab | Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, recalcitrant ocular inflammation, birdshot chorioretinopathy |
Rituximab | Primary Sjogren’s syndrome, thyroid eye disease, Wegener’s granulomatosis |
Tocilizumab | Severe refractory posterior uveitis |
Gevokizumab | Behcet’s |
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Other |
Interferons | Behcet’s, noninfectious uveitis |
Anakinra | Behcet’s, refractory juvenile idiopathic disease |
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