The above 3 different aims of treatment explains the wide variety of drugs used in treating uveitis. In a few types of uveitis, the inflammation is caused by an infection and so patients are treated with antibiotics or antiviral drugs. Apart from this situation then the drugs used to treat uveitis fall into 3 main groups. The immune system has recognised a part of our own body as foreign and reacts against it. This reaction is called inflammation.
Steroids make up the major part of uveitis treatment.
The drops can penetrate the part of the eye in front of the lens, where anterior uveitis occurs. There are many different names of drops and for that reason a list of different drops is not included here. Basically the drops will differ in their strength. The frequency of taking the drops will also vary depending on the severity of the uveitis. In a very severe case, the strongest drop may be used every hour initially, whereas someone else with a mild inflammation may only need to use the weakest drop once or twice a day.