Uveitis - Symptoms 

Symptoms of uveitis 

Anterior uveitis

The symptoms of anterior uveitis include:

  • a painful red eye – the pain can range from mild aching to intense discomfort; reading or other tasks that require you to focus your eye can make the pain worse
  • blurred or cloudy vision
  • a small pupil
  • the iris (the coloured part of the eye) can be a slightly different colour than usual
  • sensitivity to light (photophobia)
  • floaters (shadows that move across the field of vision)
  • headaches

Intermediate uveitis

The most common symptoms of intermediate uveitis are:

  • floaters
  • blurred vision

In four out five cases of intermediate uveitis, only one eye is affected. Symptoms of pain, redness and photophobia aren't usually present in cases of intermediate uveitis.

Posterior uveitis

The symptoms of posterior uveitis include:

  • floaters
  • blurred vision
  • loss of peripheral vision – the ability to see objects at the side of your field of vision
  • seeing flashing lights

When to seek medical advice

Contact your GP as soon as possible if you have persistent eye pain or you notice an unusual change in your vision, particularly if you've had previous episodes of uveitis.

The sooner uveitis is treated, the less likely it is that a person will have permanent problems with their vision.

  • show glossary terms
Aching
An ache is a constant dull pain in a part of the body.
Blood vessels
Blood vessels are the tubes in which blood travels to and from parts of the body. The three main types of blood vessels are veins, arteries and capillaries.
Pain
Pain is an unpleasant physical or emotional feeling that your body produces as a warning sign that it has been damaged.
Red eye
Red eye (sometimes called pink eye or conjunctivitis) is when the whites of the eyes become red and bloodshot as a result of an infection.

Last reviewed: 12/04/2011

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sulhar29 said on 10 March 2011

Well symptoms can be of any type such as:-

Physical contact with the person infected with the bacterial or viral form of conjunctivitis

Exposure to an allergen responsible for causing allergic conjunctivitis

Some common symptoms
Redness in the eyes
One of the symptoms of pink eye is the continuous crying of the eye. Tears fall naturally from the eyes as the eye tries to soothe the redness and irritation.
Eyelids appear red and become swollen

Along with the outer lining of the eyelid, pink eye affects inner lining of the eyelid as well. Due to which the eyelid becomes swollen. It also turn red and becomes inflamed.

Referred from
http://www.eyehealthguide.net/symptoms-of-pink-eye.html

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The progression of symptoms

Uveitis can be:

  • acute – symptoms develop suddenly and then resolve within three months
  • recurrent – a person has repeated episodes of uveitis separated by periods lasting longer than three months in which they don't require any treatment
  • chronic – a person has repeated episodes of uveitis that recur within three months of finishing a course of treatment

It's not always clear why some people go on to develop recurrent or chronic uveitis. 

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