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Dengue fever and the eye - The Taiwan Ocular Inflammation Society

Organized by The Taiwan Ocular Inflammation Society
Session
Friday 27 June 2025, 10:30 - 11:30, Copacabana (150)
Moderators
Shwu-Jiuan SHEU, Chang-Hao YANG, San-Ni CHEN
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Brief Introduction: Dengue fever is caused by a flavivirus, spread by the Aedes mosquitoes. It can present either in non-severe or severe disease. Dengue is endemic in subtropical and tropical regions, but its geographic reach keeps expanding. Middle and southern Taiwan used to suffer from the epidemic of Dengue fever in hot summer with rain. The precise pathophysiologic mechanisms involved in dengue infection involve a complex interplay between host immune responses, virus, and host genes. There is no specific treatment for ocular dengue. Ophthalmic complications have earlier been known to occur in the form of anterior uveitis, panuveitis, retinitis, sub-hyaloid hemorrhage, retinal hemorrhages, maculopathy, neuororetinitis, optic neuropathy, and corneal epitheliopathy. In this session, we review the general concept, epidemiology of ocular manifestations of Dengue fever as well as case series and risk factor investigations by using a population-based cohort study in Taiwan. 
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10:30Opening / Introduction SHEU S
10:32The eye in Dengue fever – overview and epidemiology SHEU S
10:44Risk of Uveitis in Dengue Fever Patients: A population-based cohort study in Taiwan LIN CJ
10:56Ocular manifestations of Dengue fever – experience from Taiwan YANG CH
11:08Case based presentation 1 CHEN SN
11:15Case based presentation 2 KUO SC
 11:22Q&A with all Panelists
 11:30End of Session