Uveitis & Inflammatory Eye Disease
Inflammatory conditions inside the eye — 24 conditions diagnosed and treated at EyeCare Center of Orange County.
(714) 558-1182Uveitis refers to inflammation of the uvea, the middle layer of the eye that includes the iris, ciliary body, and choroid. These conditions can cause eye pain, redness, and vision loss if untreated. Some forms of uveitis are associated with systemic autoimmune conditions and require coordinated care.
Emergency Conditions(8)
Behçet Disease
A rare, chronic autoimmune disorder that causes inflammation in blood vessels throughout the body. Ocular involvement is...
Acute Retinal Necrosis (ARN)
A rare but devastating viral infection of the retina, most often caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV) or varicella-z...
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Retinitis
A viral infection of the retina caused by Cytomegalovirus (CMV). It almost exclusively occurs in severely immunocompromi...
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) Syndrome
A rare systemic disorder that affects pigmented tissues in the body, including the eyes, ears, skin, and meninges (linin...
Postoperative Endophthalmitis
A severe bacterial or fungal infection inside the eye, which is a rare but dreaded complication of intraocular surgery (...
Traumatic Endophthalmitis
A severe infection inside the eye that occurs after a penetrating eye injury. The injury introduces microorganisms into ...
Endogenous Bacterial Endophthalmitis
A rare but severe intraocular infection that occurs when bacteria from another part of the body travel through the blood...
Sympathetic Ophthalmia
A rare, bilateral diffuse granulomatous uveitis that occurs after a penetrating trauma or surgery to one eye (the 'excit...
Serious Conditions(7)
Anterior Uveitis (Iritis/Iridocyclitis)
Inflammation of the front part of the eye, including the iris (iritis) and ciliary body (iridocyclitis). It can be assoc...
Intermediate Uveitis (Pars Planitis)
Inflammation of the vitreous (the gel in the middle of the eye) and the peripheral retina (the pars plana). It's often i...
Posterior Uveitis
Inflammation of the back part of the eye, including the retina (retinitis) and choroid (choroiditis). This is the least ...
Toxoplasmosis
The most common cause of infectious posterior uveitis. It's caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Infection is often...
Sarcoidosis
A systemic inflammatory disease that can affect almost any organ, including the eyes. Ocular involvement is common and c...
Syphilis
A sexually transmitted infection that can affect any part of the eye and mimic almost any other inflammatory eye conditi...
Candida Retinitis/Uveitis/Endophthalmitis
An intraocular fungal infection caused by Candida species, which spreads to the eye through the bloodstream (endogenous)...
Moderate Conditions(9)
Ocular Rosacea
Ocular rosacea is inflammation of the eyes that often affects people who have rosacea of the skin. It causes red, itchy,...
Intermediate Uveitis
Inflammation of the uvea (the middle layer of the eye), which can cause permanent vision loss if untreated....
Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA)–
Inflammation of the uvea (the middle layer of the eye), which can cause permanent vision loss if untreated....
Cytomegalovirus Retinitis
Inflammation of the uvea (the middle layer of the eye), which can cause permanent vision loss if untreated....
Noninfectious Retinal
Inflammation of the uvea (the middle layer of the eye), which can cause permanent vision loss if untreated....
Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada
Inflammation of the uvea (the middle layer of the eye), which can cause permanent vision loss if untreated....
Chronic Postoperative Uveitis
Inflammation of the uvea (the middle layer of the eye), which can cause permanent vision loss if untreated....
Endogenous Bacterial
Inflammation of the uvea (the middle layer of the eye), which can cause permanent vision loss if untreated....
Candida Retinitis and Uveitis
Inflammation of the uvea (the middle layer of the eye), which can cause permanent vision loss if untreated....
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