One-fourth of patients have eye lesions. The most common symptoms are blurred vision, pain, photophobia and dry eyes. Acute uveitis presents with discomfort, photophobia, blurred vision, and a red eye.
Treatment includes steroids and cycloplegics to keep the pupil dilated.
Acute uveitis can become chronic or uveitis can have an insidious onset. Chronic uveitis has a more prolonged course and can lead to lead to glaucoma, cataracts and blindness. A patient who presents with findings which have developed over a period of weeks is considered to have acute sarcoidosis. When the parotid gland is involved the mouth is dry also. Papilledema is often associated with 7th nerve facial palsy.