Uveitis in pets
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Uveitis is defined as an inflammation of the inner structures or uvea of the eye, as well as may include inflammation of the iris, ciliary body as well as choroids. This condition occurs in both dogs as well as cats. clinical indications of uveitis may include squinting as well as redness of the eyes, inflammation of the cornea or covering of the eyes, in addition to the discovering of narrowed or constricted pupils. This inflammation is usually mediated by some kind of vascular damage to the eye, which can happen secondary to many diseases. many of these illness are systemic illness of the rest of the body.
Some of these triggers may include viral/bacterial infections, cancer, trauma as well as immune mediated. Diagnosis of uveitis is only made with a appropriate veterinary ophthalmologic exam. Because of the many above possibilities, a full veterinary workup is usually suggested to determine the underlying cause of the uveitis.
Treatment in addition to prognosis will vary depending upon the underlying cause. In many situations where contagious triggers have been ruled out, many traditional veterinarians will handle these situations with topical steroid eye drops, and/or non-steroidal anti inflammatory eye drops.