What is uveitis?

Uveitis is swelling and irritation of the uvea, the middle layer of the eye. Many times the cause is not known but in some cases it is due to infections or an underlying systemic condition.

How do members experience uveitis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with uveitis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for uveitis*

Who has uveitis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 10
30s 29
40s 54
50s 47
60s 49
70+ 12

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 35
Female 164

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What is uveitis?

Uveitis is swelling and irritation of the uvea, the middle layer of the eye. Many times the cause is not known but in some cases it is due to infections or an underlying systemic condition.



Common symptoms reported by people with uveitis


Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for uveitis

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Got a question about living with uveitis? Members in the forum might have the answers.


Compare treatments taken by people with uveitis

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have uveitis through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with uveitis? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has uveitis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 73 say uveitis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 10
30s 29
40s 54
50s 47
60s 49
70+ 12
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 12
20-29 years 29
30-39 years 18
40-49 years 17
50-59 years 17
60-69 years 3
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 35
Female 164

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 109
Not Diagnosed 2

These charts show data from uveitis patients who have completed their condition history
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