Uveitis refers generally to a range of conditions that cause inflammation of the middle layer of the eye, the uvea, and surrounding tissues. The uvea consists of the middle layer of pigmented vascular structures of the eye and includes the iris, ciliary body, and choroid. It can be painful and the eye generally turns red, and occasionally vision may be cloudy. The term uveitis is not only used to refer to an inflammation of the uvea, but to any part of the inside of the eye. It is not a single disease and has different causes. These diseases can slightly reduce vision or may well lead to severe vision loss. It can happen at all ages and primarily affects people between 20 ñ 60 years old. Uveitis can last for a short (acute) or a long (chronic) time.
Medical Alert : Uveitis is an ophthalmic emergency and requires a thorough examination by an ophthalmologist and urgent treatment to control the internal inflammation
Although it is unclear as to what precisely could lead to Uveitis despite its frequent occurrence in otherwise healthy people, however certain medical abnormalities are believed to be the contributing factors that increase the chances of it.
These include:A patient develops any of the symptoms in one or both eyes:
Diagnosis of uveitis includes a thorough examination and the recording of the patient's complete medical history. Laboratory tests may be done to rule out an infection or an autoimmune disorder. A central nervous system evaluation will often be performed on patients with a subgroup of intermediate Uveitis.
The eye exams generally used, include:
This entirely depends on the type of Uveitis a patient carries. However the baseline remains to eliminate inflammation, alleviate pain, prevent further tissue damage, and restore any loss of vision. Upon diagnosis, if it is found to be a simple infection then Antibiotics or antiviral medication will be used. Also corticosteroid eye drops and injections around the eye or inside the eye may exclusively target the eye. In more severe cases involving both eyes, treatments such as immunosuppressive agents taken by mouth, may be used particularly in the back of eyes.
Without treatment, there is a risk of cataracts, glaucoma, band keratopathy, retinal edema or even permanent vision loss.
Our professionally competent team of doctors will counsel you thoroughly before drawing your treatment plan and with prompt and proper treatment and close monitoring, the chances of complications are significantly reduced.
Uveitis will typically go away within a few days with treatment. Uveitis that affects the back of the eye, or posterior uveitis, typically heals more slowly than uveitis that affects the front of the eye.
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