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The Uveitis Resource Center for Eye Care ProfessionalsThe Uveitis Learning Center for Patients and Consumers
     
 
What is uveitis?
What is uveitis?
What causes uveitis?
What are the signs of uveitis?

How do doctors diagnose & treat uveitis?
How do doctors diagnose & treat uveitis?

Living with uveitis
Living with uveitis


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Signs of Uveitis

Signs of Anterior Uveitis

Signs of Intermediate and Posterior Uveitis

Signs of Anterior Uveitis

  • Sensitivity to light or glare.
  • Pain, tenderness or redness in or around the eyes.
  • Difficulty focusing on near or distant objects.

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Signs of Intermediate and Posterior Uveitis

  • Blurred vision.
  • Difficulty focusing on near or distant objects.
  • Floaters.

Floaters are the small spots you may occasionally see in your field of vision. The medical name for floaters is muscae volitantes. Floaters can be seen in many different forms, including dots, threads, or cobwebs. Floaters may seem to dart away when you try to look at them. Inside your eye, there is a clear, gel-like fluid called the vitreous. You may see floaters if some of the gel in your vitreous clumps together. Small flecks of protein or other material that were trapped in the vitreous when your eye was formed can also cause floaters. The floaters in your eye are seen as shadows by your retina. The retina is the light-sensitive inner layer of your eye.

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This educational initiative is brought to you by Prevent Blindness America and funded through an unrestricted educational grant from Bausch & Lomb.