CALL US MAKE A PAYMENT Uveitis Connecticut Retina Consultants Contents Retinal Disorders Uveitis What is uveitis? The uvea, which means grape in old Greek, is the darkly colored, blood rich part of the eye. The uvea includes the choroid (a spongy blood filled layer which is between the retina and the sclera, the ciliary body (which produces the fluid which fills the eye), and the iris (the brown or blue part of the eye). The suffix “itis” refers to inflammation, therefore uveitis implies inflammation of the uvea. If only the iris is involved, the inflammation is commonly called iritis, if both the iris and ciliary body are involved, the term is iridocyclitis. Persons afflicted with uveitis often experience pain and sensitivity to bright light, blurred vision, and redness of the eye. Who gets uveitis? Uveitis may be caused by a traumatic injury to the eye, or by infection inside the eye (e.g. herpes or tuberculosis), but most commonly uveitis is caused by an autoimmune process. Autoimmunity is a disease process where the body misidentifies part of itself and “attacks” this misidentified part as foreign. The “attack” takes the form of white blood cells and inflammatory substances which react as if the tissue they are attacking doesn’t belong and needs to be removed or walled-off. The uvea is a part of the body more frequently misidentified in this way than other parts of the body. Some autoimmune diseases affect only the eye (e.g. pars planitis and birdshot chorioretinitis). Others affect the eye and may or may not affect other parts of the body at the same time (e.g. sarcoidosis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, Behçet’s disease, and Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome). What does uveitis do to the eye? The inflammation caused by uveitis if uncontrolled and untreated can lead to severe loss of vision and even the loss of the eye. The inflammation and the body’s response to the inflammation, may lead to cataracts, glaucoma, macular edema (retinal swelling), and or hypotony (loss of eye pressure). INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT WHAT WE OFFER? Featured Services Q & A Macular Degeneration more info Dry Eyes more info Uveitis more info Retinal Detachment more info Diabetic Retinopathy more info Floaters and Flashers more info Macular Pucker more info Retinal Tear more info Scleral Buckling more info Vitrectomy more info AMD more info Intravitreal Injections more info Angiography more info CRVO more info Lattice Degeneration more info Macular Edema more info OCT more info Cryotherapy more info PVD more info Retinal Artery Occlusion more info OUR LOCATIONS Choose your preferred location 2119 Post Road 2nd Floor, Fairfield, CT 06824 203-870-6113 2440 Whitney Ave Suite 103, Hamden, CT 06518 203-248-8080 6 Woodland Road Suite 2, Madison, CT 06443 203-245-4544 46 Prince Street Suite 203, New Haven, CT 06519 203-787-6161 888 White Plains Road Suite 202, Trumbull, CT 06611 203-365-6565 111 East Ave #335, Norwalk, CT 06851 203-365-6565 Privacy Policy Terms & Conditions Accessibility Notice Contact Us Connecticut Retina Consultants, Fairfield, CT Phone (appointments): 203-870-6113 Phone (general inquiries): 203-870-6113 Address: 2119 Post Road, 2nd Floor, Fairfield, CT 06824 Connecticut Retina Consultants, Hamden, CT Phone (appointments): 203-248-8080 Phone (general inquiries): 203-248-8080 Address: 2440 Whitney Ave, Suite 103, Hamden, CT 06518 Connecticut Retina Consultants, Madison, CT Phone (appointments): 203-245-4544 Phone (general inquiries): 203-245-4544 Address: 6 Woodland Road, Suite 2, Madison, CT 06443 Connecticut Retina Consultants, New Haven, CT Phone (appointments): 203-787-6161 Phone (general inquiries): 203-787-6161 Address: 46 Prince Street, Suite 203, New Haven, CT 06519 Connecticut Retina Consultants, Trumbull, CT Phone (appointments): 203-365-6565 Phone (general inquiries): 203-365-6565 Address: 888 White Plains Road, Suite 202, Trumbull, CT 06611 Connecticut Retina Consultants, Norwalk, CT Phone (appointments): 203-365-6565 Phone (general inquiries): 203-365-6565 Address: 111 East Ave, #335, Norwalk, CT 06851 5/5 (4 reviews)