Myopia Correction

OVERVIEW

Early Symptoms: Blurry vision, floaters, eye pain, red eyes, sensitivity to light
Later Symptoms: Vision loss
Diagnosis: Dilated eye exam, medical history
Treatment: Medicine (usually eye drops, pills, or injections)

WHAT IS UVEITIS

Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that can cause vision loss and blindness by damaging a nerve in the back of your eye called the optic nerve.

The symptoms can start so slowly that you may not notice them. The only way to find out if you have glaucoma is to get a comprehensive dilated eye exam.

There’s no cure for glaucoma, but early treatment can often stop the damage and protect your vision.

CAUSES

SYMPTOMS

Doctors don’t always know what causes uveitis, but there are several known causes.

Sometimes uveitis is caused by autoimmune diseases, like:

AIDS
Ankylosing spondylitis
Behcet’s disease
Lupus
Multiple sclerosis
Psoriasis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Sarcoidosis
Ulcerative colitis
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease

Sometimes it’s caused by an infection or a condition related to an infection, like:

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis
Histoplasmosis
Reactive arthritis
Shingles
Syphilis
Toxoplasmosis

Uveitis can also be caused by cancers that can affect the eye, like lymphoma.

Early uveitis symptoms usually start suddenly. Symptoms include:

Blurry vision
Floaters (small dark spots or squiggly lines that float across your vision)
Eye pain
Red eyes
Sensitivity to light

If you notice these symptoms, see your eye doctor right away. Uveitis can cause vision loss if you don’t treat it.

TYPES

Different types of uveitis affect different parts of the eye.

Anterior uveitis affects the iris at the front of the eye. It’s the most common type, and it’s usually less serious.
Intermediate uveitis affects the ciliary body and the vitreous (gel-like fluid that fills the eye).
Posterior uveitis affects the retina and the choroid at the back of the eye.
Panuveitis affects all parts of the uvea, from the front to the back of the eye.