Common Symptoms Of Uveitis

Eye Pain

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The medical term for pain in the eye is ophthalmalgia. You can experience it either on the surface of your eye as ocular pain or inside your eye as orbital pain. Inflammation or other medical condition, like glaucoma, can cause pain inside eyes. By itself, pain in the eyes is usually not a serious symptom, and most of the time it will go away without treatment. However, eye pain with other symptoms, such as the others detailed in this article, can indicate uveitis. Patients should call their eye doctors right away if they experience vision loss along with eye pain, as this is a potentially serious medical emergency.

Red Eyes

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There are many different reasons why individuals might have redness in their eyes, like allergies, irritation, inflammation, or injury. Whatever is causing red eyes, they look that way because the small blood vessels that line the whites have expanded, which gives them a pink or red appearance. If you just have red, itchy eyes, they most likely will clear up on their own. But, if you have eye redness plus other symptoms, like pain in your eyes, blurred vision, swelling, light sensitivity, and floaters, it’s a good idea to get them checked for uveitis.

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