What is uveitis?
Uveitis is a general term describing a group of diseases causing inflammation to the uvea (the iris, ciliary body, and choroid). Uveitis can cause pain, light sensitivity, blurry vision, and left untreated, can lead to long term vision loss and blindness. The treatment of uveitis includes anti-inflammatory treatment, either in/around the eye using steroid or non-steroidal eye drop medication, or steroid injections (kenalog, triamcinolone, Ozurdex, Iluvien). Primary care or rheumatology evaluation and treatment, often with systemic immunosuppression and routine follow-up by a uveitis specialist, is critical to long-term uveitis management.