HEALTH - UVEITIS
The term uveitis covers a range of conditions which affect the inside of the eye. Uveitis is inflammation of the uvea. The uvea is the part of the eye, consisting collectively of the iris, the choroid, and the ciliary body . The iris is the circular, colored center of the front of the eye that surrounds the pupil. The choroid is a thin layer of the eye that is situated between the sclera (the white of the eye) and the retina (the nerve layer that lines the back of the eye, senses light, and creates impulses that travel through the optic nerve to the brain). The ciliary body is the tissue that connects the iris with the choroid and includes a group of muscles which help to change the shape of the lens, in order to see different distances. The word "uvea" comes from the Latin word "uva" for grape. If you remove the stem from a grape, the hole left looks like the pupil and the grape looks like the eyeball.
Symptoms
Anterior uveitis
Pain Redness
Sensitivity to light
Blurring of vision
Intermediate and posterior uveitis
Painless
Floaters (black dots or wispy lines)
Impairment of vision
With anterior uveitis, some people will only ever get a single episode of anterior uveitis. For many, the uveitis will recur in the future or be chronic and require treatment over a longer period of time.
With intermediate or posterior uveitis, it is more likely that the condition will last for a longer time or will be chronic.
Treatment
Especially drops containing steroids and pupil enlarging medicines are frequently used. In inflammations located deeper in the eye, the use of systemic medicines may be required. Various complications like glaucoma, cataract, neovascularizations (generations of new vessels) may occur. Regardless to its acuteness, veitis is an emergency disease and must be diagnosed without delay. The disease will advance if delayed and may cause permanent disorders like malformation of pupil, cataract and increasing eye pressure. 
The diagnosis of certain diseases can be made instantly because of typical appearence. Even in such a situation, if the case is the involvement of the back side of the eye, advanced techniques like angiography, ultrasonography and ERG may be required to understand in what degree the vision is threated and to monitor the effectiveness of the treatment. You should immediately visit an ophtalmologist for examination as soon as the indications start. After the tratment started joint studies of internal diseases department and rheumatology unit may be needed.
The diagnosis of certain diseases can be made instantly because of typical appearence. Even in such a situation, if the case is the involvement of the back side of the eye, advanced techniques like angiography, ultrasonography and ERG may be required to understand in what degree the vision is threated and to monitor the effectiveness of the treatment. You should immediately visit an ophtalmologist for examination as soon as the indications start. After the tratment started joint studies of internal diseases department and rheumatology unit may be needed.Get more details
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