Uvea is the vascular middle coat of the eyeball and swelling of the uveal tissues by a group of inflammatory diseases is called uveitis. It can also affect the anterior structures of the eye, lens, retina, optic nerve, and vitreous, producing redness, photophobia, pain, reduced vision or blindness. Uveitis usually occurs if there is an associated systemic inflammatory disease – either an autoimmune disease or an infectious disease.

Therefore the uvea department treats their patients in close coordination with other specialists in various branches of medicine such as rheumatologists, chest physicians, infectious disease specialists, oncologists etc.

Common symptoms of uveitis include pain, redness, defective vision, floaters, and sensitivity to light (photophobia) in one or both eyes.