What are Uveal Diseases
Uvea is the middle layer of the eye consisting of the iris, ciliary body and choroid.
Uveitis is inflammation of the uvea. Many factors can cause Uveitis, including eye injury and inflammatory diseases or viral/bacterial infections. Anterior Uveitis or Iritis, Intermediate and Posterior Uveitis are some of the types of this disease.
How to recognize Uveal Diseases?
Some of the common symptoms are increased light sensitivity, decreased visual acuity, eye pain and red eyes. If you have any of these symptoms, see your doctor without delay.
Evaluation
We do the following investigations to evaluate the extent of Uveal diseases.
- Slit Lamp
- Indirect Ophthalmoscopy (IDO)
- Fundus Flourescien Angiogram (FFA)
- Optical coherence tomography (OCT)
Treatment Options
Treatment using Antibiotics / Steroids
Our doctors will prescribe a steroid to reduce the inflammation. Whether the steroid is administered as an eye drop, tablet or injection depends on the type of uveitis you have. As iritis affects the front of the eye, it can be treated with eye drops.
Treatment by Injections is prescribed for Sub Conjunctival, Sub Tenons, Intra Vitreal areas of the eye.
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