A 48-year-old man developed Reiter's syndrome and was diagnosed as having choroiditis, iritis, and cyclitis. This eye disease is best called
A. conjunctivitis
B. blepharitis
C. uveitis
D. retinitis
E. keratitis
C
Uveitis includes choroiditis, iritis, and cyclitis. Conjunctivitis is an inflammation of conjunctiva, blepharitis of the eyelids, retinitis of the retina, and keratitis of the cornea.
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