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Uveitis & iritis

Uveitis · Uveitida a iritida

What it is

Inflammation inside the eye, often tied to an autoimmune disease elsewhere.

Symptoms & signs

  • Painful red eye
  • light sensitivity
  • blurred vision
  • small or irregular pupil
  • floaters

🚩 Get help if…

  • call 112 / 911 now Sudden drop in vision with a painful red eye
  • see a doctor soon Red, aching eye with pain in bright light
  • see a doctor soon Blurred vision or new floaters in someone with arthritis or bowel disease
  • see a doctor soon Red eye that does not settle within a day or two

Where it strikes

Medical treatment

  • Steroid eye drops
  • dilating drops for pain
  • systemic steroids or methotrexate
  • adalimumab for chronic cases
  • treat the underlying disease
  • dexamethasone implant (Ozurdex) for non-infectious posterior uveitis — approved; raises eye pressure and speeds cataract

Natural & lifestyle

  • Sunglasses for photophobia
  • prompt review of any painful red eye
  • adherence to drop schedules

Emerging & experimental

  • JAK inhibitors
  • biologic combinations

Alternative, off-label & anecdotal

Approaches used outside the guidelines, with what their supporters report and what testing has found so far.

  • Curcumin — a small study reduced recurrences early / small studies
  • Omega-3 — plausible anti-inflammatory; untested in uveitis anecdotal / traditional

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