10 Common Eye Diseases
Eye Disease #4: Uveitis
In the middle of the eye is the uvea. This includes the pupil in the center, then the iris that surrounds it, and the choroid and the ciliary body. It is the pigments of the iris that help give us our eye color. If any section of this part of the eye becomes damaged or affected in some other way, then uveitis can occur, which is an inflammation of that part of the eye.
There are four main types of uveitis: anterior uveitis is an inflammation of the ciliary body and/or iris, diffuse uveitis is when the entire uvea is inflamed, intermediate uveitis is inflammation of the retina, and posterior uveitis is when the choroid is inflamed.
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