Uveitis....................?!
Question: Uveitis....................?
1) can it cause blindness?
2) if it can will treatment prevent blindness or loss of vision?
3) what treatment is there?
4) what causes it and what age group is commonly affected?
Thanks a lot if you can answer :)
Answers:
Most of the causes of blindness would be to secondary conditions caused by uveitis. For example sometimes adhesions develop between the iris and the lens. If enough of these adhesions are formed, the fluid can't pass between the two and pressure rises very quickly causing glaucoma.
Treatment can prevent a lot of problems including loss of vision. Unfortunately, treatment can also cause problems.
Treatment is usually steroid drops. Sometimes dilating drops are used as well. Steroids can cause glaucoma and cataracts if they are used long enough.
Trauma can cause uveitis. It is also associated with a number of systemic diseases like Crohn's and juvenile arthritis. Most first time patients are young adults. (less than certain about the last statement)
optometrist