Uvical for Uveitis Treatment
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Uveitis is a medical term used to define a disorder of swelling and irritation of the uvea, the middle layer of the eye providing most of the blood supply to the retina.
Quick Facts
o Causes inflammation of the uvea of the eye
o Uvea is composed of 3 parts:
o Iris & Pupil - The colored circle at the front of the eye.
o Ciliary body - Located between the iris and the choroid.
o Choroid - A thin, spongy network of blood vessels, which primarily provides nutrients to the retina
o Eye care professionals may describe the disease more specifically as:
o Anterior Uveitis - uveitis in the front of the eye.
o Intermediate Uveitis – inflammation of the vitreous
o Posterior Uveitis – Uveitis at the back of the eye
o Panuveitis Uveitis – Uveitis of all three major parts of the eye
o Happens at any age but usually affects people between 20 – 60 years old
o Uveitis lasting for a short while is known as acute uveitis
o The one lasting for long time is known as chronic uveitis
o Can be infectious and non-infectious depending upon the nature of it
o Eye professionals only have the ability to identify Uveitis in certain patients as infectious or non-infectious
o Causes vision disruption
o Disturbs the functioning of lens, retina, optic nerve, and vitreous
Uveitis Causes
o Inflammatory responses inside the eye
o Tissue damage
o Action of germs
o Toxins
o An attack from the body's own immune system
o Infections or tumors occurring within the eye or in other parts of the body
o Eye injuries/bruises
o Penetration of toxins in the eye
o Rheumatoid arthritis
o Ankylosing spondylitis
o Crohn's disease
o Multiple sclerosis.
o AIDS
o Ankylosing spondylitis
o Behcet syndrome
o CMV retinitis
o Herpes zoster infection
o Histoplasmosis
o Injury
o Kawasaki disease
o Psoriasis
o Reactive arthritis
o Rheumatoid arthritis
o Sarcoidosis
o Syphilis
o Toxoplasmosis
o Tuberculosis
o Ulcerative colitis
Uveitis Symptoms
o Blurred vision
o Dark, floating spots in the vision
o Eye pain
o Eye redness
o Light sensitivity
o Swelling and heat in the eye
o Decreased vision
o Increased floaters
o Vision loss in extreme cases
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Quick Facts
o Causes inflammation of the uvea of the eye
o Uvea is composed of 3 parts:
o Iris & Pupil - The colored circle at the front of the eye.
o Ciliary body - Located between the iris and the choroid.
o Choroid - A thin, spongy network of blood vessels, which primarily provides nutrients to the retina
o Eye care professionals may describe the disease more specifically as:
o Anterior Uveitis - uveitis in the front of the eye.
o Intermediate Uveitis – inflammation of the vitreous
o Posterior Uveitis – Uveitis at the back of the eye
o Panuveitis Uveitis – Uveitis of all three major parts of the eye
o Happens at any age but usually affects people between 20 – 60 years old
o Uveitis lasting for a short while is known as acute uveitis
o The one lasting for long time is known as chronic uveitis
o Can be infectious and non-infectious depending upon the nature of it
o Eye professionals only have the ability to identify Uveitis in certain patients as infectious or non-infectious
o Causes vision disruption
o Disturbs the functioning of lens, retina, optic nerve, and vitreous
Uveitis Causes
o Inflammatory responses inside the eye
o Tissue damage
o Action of germs
o Toxins
o An attack from the body's own immune system
o Infections or tumors occurring within the eye or in other parts of the body
o Eye injuries/bruises
o Penetration of toxins in the eye
o Rheumatoid arthritis
o Ankylosing spondylitis
o Crohn's disease
o Multiple sclerosis.
o AIDS
o Ankylosing spondylitis
o Behcet syndrome
o CMV retinitis
o Herpes zoster infection
o Histoplasmosis
o Injury
o Kawasaki disease
o Psoriasis
o Reactive arthritis
o Rheumatoid arthritis
o Sarcoidosis
o Syphilis
o Toxoplasmosis
o Tuberculosis
o Ulcerative colitis
Uveitis Symptoms
o Blurred vision
o Dark, floating spots in the vision
o Eye pain
o Eye redness
o Light sensitivity
o Swelling and heat in the eye
o Decreased vision
o Increased floaters
o Vision loss in extreme cases
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