I was 20 when I got my first attack of Uveitis in my left eye in 1973 and HLA-B27 positive. Fifteen years later, 2 to 3 attacks a year in both eyes for a total of 32 attacks, 5 surgeries - iridectomy, cataracts, macular holes, 2 hospitalization due to non responsive uveitis, and today I have partial blindness in my left eye and 20/40 out of my right eye with a contact lens. I changed my diet at 35. No dairy, no meat, limited junk food, ate lots of fruit, veggies, nuts, beans and legumes and take Turmeric daily (Gaia Turmeric) and probiotics. It's been over 30 years since I had another attack. I think dairy was the cause of my uveitis. At 65 my sister came down with uveitis and she is a big dairy consumer.
I had my first attack of anterior uveitis six weeks ago. Very painful and came on so fast. I had no idea what was going on, but fortunately my optometrist saw me straight away and sent me straight to hospital. The hospital eye clinic confirmed uveitis and six weeks later I'm just finishing steroids treatment. Other than the occasional floater in the eye, the symptoms have all gone. Thank god for the wonderful NHS in the UK. 🙏🏻
I tested positive for HLA-B27. I first experienced this eye condition when I was 21. I’ve now had it 10 times, it can be in either eye or both eyes or one after the other. Once it was so bad that my iris stuck to my lens and tore, I had a a tear drop shaped pupil! It caused me to lose vision in my right eye and now it’s terribly scarred. I’m being tested by rheumatology at the moment but without fail I seem to get it yearly. No out come of why it keeps happening at the moment. My eye doctor is now considering putting me on a low dose of steroid eye drops once a day for the definite future. Thanks for this great video
Oh this sounds too familiar! I'm right there with you, HLAB27 and all, with the exception of the tearing ... so sorry. it is super painful and when you've had it you can instantly recognize its return. For me it takes what feels like forever to heal and im on drops forever. It returns yearly for me also and typically in the winter months of Jan/Feb but its not exclusive to just that time as Ive had it in the summer as well. 1st bout started in my early 20s and had been consistently returning for roughly 15 yrs. I kept digging into what was I doing to trigger it, desperate to find the cause so I could stop doing whatever it was and found that my sugar intake greatly made a difference. I drastically cut back on sugar consumption and it helped! Ive been 5 years free without episode and loved it! ...Until recently after a 5 year break, it has returned 😣...trying to figure out why it happens is so challenging. Good luck in your search, hope you dont have to do the daily drops.
@@laciehunt9535 I’m having tests for that at the moment. Rheumatology are going through a lot of the autoimmune diseases to see if I have one of them. I’m no closer to finding out why this keeps happening 😖
Unfortunately I do have ankylosing spondylitis, age 48 now & my right eye has been affected. From age 42 I've been able to keep it at bay with the keto diet
Thank You, very helpful! Recently diagnosed after cataract surgery..one eye. Have had a bit of vision loss in one eye (unilateral..I just learned this in the video). On 2 drops daily. Also have cornea dry eye. On artifical tears every couple of hours. Trying to educate myself. Praying🙏🏾 and Staying hopeful! Blessings
I'm 24, soon to be 25. You know what's insane? I've never had any major health issues growing up, but that changed very suddenly. I woke up one morning to what seemed to the brightest sun I'd ever seen. That was 6 months ago now.. and the ONLY thing that's clear to me now is how fragile we are. Though I have sustained no trauma to the eye, my eyes have decided to hate me. Interesting observation, AMOLED displays no longer appear as they should, with a halo-affect surrounding all bright objects. LCD panels just aren't an option.. it's pretty strange. Some neon colors are painful. This is after steroid drops for the better part of 6 months.
I too have all these and ocular migraines to boot. Steroids for 6 mos n good sometimes but keep flaring. It’s debilitating and I can’t work either. The pain is awful n living in a dark room is no fun. Good luck
I am insanely sensitive to light and my vision keeps getting darker. in my case I know its caused by systemic inflamation from severly damaged gut. I did spore based probiotics and suddenly I got uveitis.
I couldn't agree more, I have never had any major health issue, and I rarely fall sick, but it changed one day when I woke up with a blood red eye, couple of days later I was having severe photophobia. I wasted a few days thinking this will go away and nothing to really worry about, but it kept getting worse. Two doctors were not able to understand what exactly it was, finally I visited a specialist and she told me it's uveitis. I was told to get several blood tests done, my ANA test came out to be positive, which I was really worried about (I still am). I was then suggested to go see a rheumatologist, who again suggested I get a MRI done to rule out arthritis, I got it done, and the scan suggested I am just fine. It's been 3 months now, I am still on medication for my eyes. Still not sure why this happened, and what to make out of that positive ANA test, I guess time will tell...
@tejas k , With no leads as to what caused my Uvietis, this is great lead and I can't thank you enough. I will get this test as soon as possible. Hope all is well with you. Thankfully, my vision has been restored to about 80% of what it used to be. Though, cloudy grey skies still hurt and make every appear strange, almost cartoon-like. Good luck, man. Hope all is well.
@@GothZombie97 you have a poor immune system. likely due to damaged gut microbiome. i am almost sure that's the cause. you likely have severe leaky gut. there is hope if we live long enough rejuvenation science might save us in 20 years.
I have had uveitis for 3 years. It has not gone away. Had cataract surgery and laser in right eye. I do have it in both eyes. The cataract and laser has not changed my vision. I still have trouble seeing. Taking eye drops and I used to get infusions, but I had a allergic reaction. I'm at the point where it is frustrating to say the least. I'm sure my doctors have a different plan on how to go further. It's just been awhile I have had this without any breaks in between
@@georgeeskiadis5637 Sorry just seen message. I have glasses, but I don't use them. I have the same vision with or without. I can still see my phone, only because it has a light behind it. I can only be on it for a little bit though. After awhile it does start to strain my eyes. I also have to use a flashlight to read up close. I can see farther, but only the outline of people. Sometimes I can't see people's faces. I would make a horrible witness. 😂Lol. Don't worry about the cataract surgery. It really wasn't that bad. It didn't really make a difference in me, but I have heard that a lot of people see better after having it done.
Here is my story. Hope it helps and provides hope to many. I had stable -1 myopia for over 23 years. End of Jan 2023 I had an episode of "Primary Iridocyclitis of Right Eye". Used steroids and dilation drops. These did not improve but worsened the condition. After three weeks I stopped medications and went to tropical island. Hiked a lot and did eye exercises along with being in the sun all day. After 6 weeks my right eye still was weak and I saw things about 20% smaller than the left eye with glasses. But surprisingly after 7 weeks my right eye got better than left eye. I think now my right eye is near 20/20 maybe -0.25. I stopped using glasses after 23 years. The left eye still seems to be -1. I'm trying to continue exercises and reduce that as well. After seeing many articles about myopia from professionals who say it cannot be reversed I now feel like it can be reversed with a prolonged change in habits. Good luck everyone. Take care.
Female here with Ankylosing Spondilitis (AS) who tested positive HLA-b27. I'm watching this as this is my 3rd bout of uveitis. Let's dispell the myth that AS is "more common in men than women". It's this thinking in the medical community that keeps women from being diagnosed early. With early detection, people can start a biologic which helps slow or stop the progression of this disease. In my family, more women have AS than men.
So interesting! And it's been my experience that often the conditions don't present like we learned they would in school. One patient I have with Behcet's is the exact opposite of the traditional thinking for that disease. This is why I run the whole panel no matter what. Great point, thank you for adding it!
Thank you. I appreciated the diagrams in getting a better understanding of my condition. I have had (pan)Uveitis caused by the shingles virus attacking my retina. Fortunately we caught it very early and I have pretty minimal permanent damage. But I have dealt with blurred vision and light sensitivity for a few months.
Hi, i've also had pan Uveitis and they suspected it was caused by Shingles because every other known cause was eliminated. Is that the same case for you?
@alisonjohnson6710 sorry you have to deal with that. For me, I actually had Acute Retinal Necrosis that caused the uveitis. Shingles was attacking my retina. They had to take a sample of fluid from my eye and test it to confirm. It was an aggressive condition, so I'm fortunate that we caught it super early. The doc said if I had gone in a few days later. I would have lost half my retina by then! It was an intense treatment process... lots of anti viral oral meds and anti viral eye injections. I still deal with uveitis now almost a year later, but it's not nearly as bad now. Once they knocked out the shingles virus and finished treatments, my vision became sharper again and I'm not as light sensitive now.
What an awesome resource doc. You have great energy and an even better presentation ^_^ Just had a pt with L eye pain, injected sclera for about 8 days?! No eye matter, no allergies, no discharge, and no foreign bodies, no blurry or loss of vision. Im thinking it was uveitis vs. Iritis (no pain with extra ocular movement though); gave him an Rx for 1% prednisone drops and had him go to the ED for a Optho consult.
I’ve had 2 anterior uveitis episodes in the past like 7ish years. So thankful that they have been able to be treated with steroid drops and went away. No clue what caused them each time? The second time I knew what it was right away and got on drops way faster and it cleared up very quickly and knock on wood has not returned. Been in the clear for about 2 to 3 years now.
The first time I had it I got misdiagnosed as pink eye a few times so yes my vision was a total snow globe from the inflammation cells by the time we started treating it properly. After getting the inflammation and other issues under control with a dilation drug and pred forte my vision is now back to 20/20 at 42 years old. It took about a monthish I would say after stopping the drops to get back to normal vision. The second more recent bout I knew what was happening right away and got on drops immediately and it went much much more smoothly. That was about 3 years ago and so thankful no new flare ups. If you or someone else is going through a treatment just hang in there and keep on the treatment plan.
Had iritis years ago. So painful. Any little bit of light caused excruciating pain.. eventually had to have an injection into white of eye as cornea and pupil were attached (as far as I can remember) it was awful but sorted my issue. Shortly afterwards (weeks) I was diagnosed with A.S. Thanks.
I have never had any major health issue, and I rarely fall sick, but it changed one day when I woke up with a blood red eye, couple of days later I was having severe photophobia. I wasted a few days thinking this will go away and nothing to really worry about, but it kept getting worse. Two doctors were not able to understand what exactly it was, finally I visited a specialist and she told me it's uveitis. I was told to get several blood tests done, my ANA test came out to be positive, which I was really worried about (I still am). I was then suggested to go see a rheumatologist, who again suggested I get a MRI done to rule out arthritis, I got it done, and the scan suggested I am just fine. It's been 3 months now, I am still on medication for my eyes. Still not sure why this happened, and what to make out of that positive ANA test, I guess time will tell...
My first episode happened last month after some intense exercise in the gym like running 2 1/2 miles and heavy work out and then working on a video presentation and staring at the screen pretty much for the most part of the day ..and for three days, the vision was very blurry and with bloodshot painful eyes and watering pretty much all three days. The second episode happened about two weeks after in the same way. It’s been almost 4 weeks now and my eyes is still slightly blurry. The cause or causes seem to be systemic. I suspect prior medication‘s and sedentary lifestyle.
I'm the same since last year. Finally seeing a Dr for rheumatology and see whats going on. Hopefully nothing crazy. I've always been healthy as well, and even exercise 5 times a week and have a laborous job. 😫
I unfortunately got diagnosed with uveitis and I have no idea what I did to deserve this or get this 😞 now my vision in the rt eye is distorted and has not been normal for months.
its so scarey with the distorted vision i thought i was having a stroke i went to er and it was a vitreous hemorrage and my journey started-6 months of prednisone gtts-oral which i couldnt deal with so weaning off currently --triamincinolone injection and now my pressure went through the roof --thank god i had a appt the day the pressure was 48 -got drops and next day 11 -now we are trying to figure out why// referred to glaucoma specialist to see iff iridodomy is still working --any input
I wished to share my Uveitis experiences from how it started and until I have almost right eye blindness then my surgery and to the next left eye surgery. But I prefer voice message rather than typing here coz I’m still adjusting my reading glasses, typing is not very helpful yet. It’s been six months and a few days from my right eye surgery * cataract extraction and lens implant. Then two weeks later from today, I will have my left eye surgery schedule…thank for the nice lecture about uveitis although I have been watching videos of different doctors online here. God bless.
Hey, thank you for taking the time to make this very informative video. I’ll qualify my next comment or question with the obvious that there is no substitute for going to your ophthalmologist. My next appointment is in five weeks. They said, just in case anyone should read this, what about extreme persistent red eye, two months after? Transclural photo cyclodiode micro pulse in eyes that have no perception of light. Apparently the redness is very much on the bottom of the white of the eye and the top and the pain is recently significant. I would never guess with my health so I’ll get it sorted but for the purpose of comments and engagements on the TH-cam channel, what we think most likely, cidery body right? After surgery, is it treatable? Anyhow, very interested in the Answer but mostly keen to, contribute with the like and comment given the time you have taken to make this very informative video :-) thank you very much take care ps obviously the treatment was for glucoma. It keep an closure with very mature cataracts. Yeah, history might help ha ha.
I have had 2 episodes of uveitis so far. The first happened in June of 2022 and now its flared up again in May of 2023. Last year i thought it was pink eye so i went to a Minute Clinic and the NP ruled out bacterial pink eye and just assumed it was viral. I made sure that she knew I had no pus or discharge from the affected eye but she still just gave me pink eye meds, these meds did not help at all and my vision and eye pain only got worsrle. From the onset of symptoms to when I finally went to the ER it was 10 days. The ER dr said it must be glaucoma due to my diabetes. He referred me to an ophthalmologist who reassured me it is not glaucoma and put me on cyclopentolate and prednisolone. Now that it's flared up again I thankfully knew exactly what it was right from the start and went straight to the eye dr. He has me on both drops again and has ordered me to get a full work up of so many tests plus a chest x ray to see if there is a root cause of the uveitis. I'm geeling a bit scared and intimidated after researching all the possible ubderlying causes of this.
Ove been diagnosed with Utiaivis but i have no redness and no pain I have blurry vision in both eyes On the left one more. Im waiting on my blood test in order to give me treatment with steroides. For now im treating with eye drops but its not working. 0:30
I currently have it in one eye took steroid drops for a week but it came back my dr put me back on steroid drops and i have to go take all types of blood test Im really scared and my other eyes feels like it has rocks in it no redness pain or sensitivity though
I was diagnosed with cataracts three years and macula odema and now I have intermediate uveitis that will not go away I've been on eye drops for a over year and it's classed as chronic now and left eye is decreasing in vision to cataract getting bigger so in order to get it taken out I have to see a specialist it's very confusing
Anyone has any ideas on what red vainy eyes, accompanied in blurry/ worsened vision, increased migranes, eye pain that fades in and out constantly topped with increase floaters and light sensitivity could be? My eyes had been in pain for over 3 years and I been to sevreal eye doc's who all assure me that I am fine, and are of no help. I am tired of being in pain and growing more and more helpless from the lack of information or help. Any help, pointers would be massivly helpful if anyone is going through the same thing (this all started started after I went off a pill, I never had any issues with my eyes and now I have to wear glasses all the time )
I'm 17 and i have intermediate uveitis and the steroids doesn't really work for me cause I still have light sensitivity but it only made my vision more clear
My ophthalmologist is only giving steroids, he refuses to do anything and says that is the only treatment. Now I am finding out there are other things, I need a new ophthalmologist I guess.
My nephew who is 7 years old was just diagnosed with iritis and the doc ordered a long list of blood work, ultra sound of the kidney and X-ray of the joint -everything came back negative. The inflammation went away after using steroid drops but then came back after he stopped using for a week! So frustrating. He is a very healthy kid. So now his doc said he needs to keep using the steroid eye drops and came bk in a week. I’m worried that it may not go away completely:(
I suffer from this and I’m also a very healthy person. It’s probably coming back because they are taking him off the steroids too quickly. Every time I have an episode, I have to use the steroid drops for around 6 weeks. Also, I always have to dilate my pupil (I always get this in my right eye only), which is part of the treatment. It’s not a very common thing to get, so some specialists don’t realize that this is like dealing with a fire. No using the medicine for long enough can cause immediate flare ups. I get this once every other year. I think it’s related to stress but the specialists that have seen me say that has not been proven. Hope your nephew doesn’t get it again, because it’s very uncomfortable. Tell him to wear an eyepatch, it really helps.
@@maritzacalle5907 thank you so much for the info. He is using the steroid drops now and they said they will do further testing to rule out the unknown disease but most of the time the cause is unknown. I just hope it does not come back. It is both eyes for him. I will let him use eyepatches. Thanks and i hope you feel better as well:)
@@sahabiyaa my Dad is suffering from uveitis from the past one and half years! He also has type 2 diabetes so using steroids shoots up his blood sugar to 400-350 although with a few lifestyle changes and insulin he has been managing it fairly decent. Getting off of the steroids results in him getting the blurring back in 3-4 weeks. It's been stressful to say the least. There is no permanent cure with his case still looking and consulting doctors almost every month. Hope your nephew gets treated indefinitely, I'd pray for him.
hey! i’m sorry this is happening to him so young :( i got diagnosed with panuveitis at 14, i also reacted the same to eye drops/pills that they’d give me, they’d work for a bit but everything would just flare up again, eventually i was just put on injections (methotrexate, humira) i’m pretty sure you can’t be on steroids for so long because of complications after long term use :(
I’m having anterior uveitis and it’s not making my right eye see.. it’s been two weeks now. Have been given steroids drop but still no improvement.. how long does it take for the vision to come back to normal
It really depends on the ocular findings. Could be anywhere from a few days to weeks or months....In some cases vision is forever changed due to the inflammatory effects on the eyes.
I was diagnosed with Iritis in late 90's. I can't use steroids. So, so they use a different type of drop that gets rid of it. The only thing is it stings really bad going in. I still have flare ups. It 2022.
A year ago i was trying to complete my uni assignments in time and when i closed the computer i felt a pain in the the center of my left eye like a spike. The pain continued for a week and i visited a doctor. He told me i had uveitis on the front of the eye. I never had red eye, blurred vision or eye pressure and only my left eye was the problematic. I only had the pain in the center. I used drops of cortisone for 2 months. Its been a year and i didnt have another incident. Doc said that there are various things that cause it but also stress and i remember having a lot of stress that time. Age 30 male.
Same here. I had the first episode happen after I made a 1 1/2 hour video presentation. I worked on the computer pretty much on most of the day. Also, I worked out a lot in the gym and sweated a lot the next day I had redness and blurry vision the vision pretty much. Shyam was totally blurry for about three days the second episode happened again after about 2 1/2 weeks again the same way after working on the computer for a long period of time. It’s been four weeks so far and I still have some blurriness.
Thanks for this I never had any issues like this. My eye doc was confused when a healthy mid 40s suddenly presented with this. The only thing that had happened at the time was a non hospital requiring case of covid. Mostly just more tired than i had ever been in my life. It seemed to happen after the covid symptoms were mostly imprived. At first they discounted tbis then said they saw the same nih studies i did and said there may be something to it. This was in 2021 Couple years later i got covid again. Once again as soon as i was starting to feel better same eye same issue. Now after being ill with mild sinus infection synptoms. Mostly pressure and stinging pain my iritus is back. Trying to fet it back under control with thw same sertoid drops that i did first time. Some what working towards less pain and soreness and longer between being sore with out drops
I have a similar condition which I would call uviitis, it started off with severe symptoms of joint pains that move from joint to joint, and I couldn't eat sugary foods or fatty foods. Then it started as inflammation around the eye with loss of vision 😢and light sensitivity. My opthalmologist investigated without any joy, they also put cameras anally and orally to check for celiac's disease without any joy. Now he picked up that I have severe cataract's with complete loss of vision on the left eye and only little vision on the left eye. The interesting thing is when I eat any flour product or sugar, for instance if I drink a cup of coffee with two teaspoons of sugar & cheese sandwich that will spark inflammation in the eye with blurred vision. I am in Johannesburg South Africa🇿🇦can you help?
My first episode happened last month after intense workout in gym.. running 2 1/2 miles and weights and then starting at the computer screen for the most part of the day working on a video presentation. Second milder episode happened three weeks after in the exact same way after working on video presentation for many hours starting at the screen at close range intensely. While there may be underlying causes for deterioration of health I’m absolutely sure it was because of starting at screen for long hours. I can now tell when I’m starting at screen my eye starts hurting.
I have what I describe as white string that I have to remove from my eyes. When I have a flare up, they're longer and a lot more frequent. Are they related?
I have Anterior Uveitis H20.00, and Intermed Uveitis H30.23. Idk why this happened to me, happened randomly last year in April and this year it went away, and came back just this Monday again on my other eye 😫
Bi-lateral uveitis. Had so many drops I've taken, and I was finally off of it for a while, but then it came back and back to medicine I will go. Methotrexate, and more eye drops.
I was diagnosed with uveitis about 1 year ago. I was placed on steroid drops which raised the pressure in my eyes. I was then prescribed Brimonidine eye drops as well as Timolol eye drops to control the pressure. I still felt that something was off with that treatment plan because my eyes were constanly red, felt heavy and were occasionally painful and light sensitive. So, the other day I decided to research my eye drops to see if there was some sort of correlation between the drops and my not seeing vast improvements in my eye redness and flare-ups while being on this course of treatment. I found that Brimonidine can cause uveitis🤔 . Then I also saw that Brimonidine is an ingredient in Lumify. ----I had been using Lumify for about a year and a half prior to my uveitis diagnosis and because my eyes needed more and more Lumify to maintain the initial whiteness I got when I first started using it, I used way more than I probably should have . -----I have now been off brimonidine for a couple of days and my eyes are feeling a bit better. Acutally, better than they have felt in a long while.------Even though there are only a few medical journals studying cases where uveitis seem to be caused by Brimonidine, I think it's worth further investigation by the ophthalmology medical community.
I’ve been struggling with this since 2012 in both eyes. My doctors can not get a handle on balancing out the pressure in my eyes. I am on four different eye drops and deal with redness, swelling of eyelids and chilazons. Any advice?
Does the haziness or blurred vision ever go away? My husband is currently getting treated for this and is getting lab work done to confirm AS. We got treatment relatively quick, 4 days after the star of symptoms. All his other symptoms have greatly improved with the steroids and dilation over the past few days but still really blurry vision. Just hoping it gets better!
I was diagnosed with Uveitis on my right eye last month. Still using the steroid drops twice a day. I don’t feel any major pain, but every morning and night, my eye starts to get red again and feels very heavy and tired until I put the drop. Did blood test for infection, everything was negative. I’ve always been very healthy, I have no issue with anything. Still trying to figure out what’s wrong, it’s so frustrating. If anyone experienced the same please let me know how to deal with this :( how long do I need to use the drops til it gets better? Will it get better?
I was 20 when I got my first attack of Uveitis in my left eye in 1973 and HLA-B27 positive. Fifteen years later, 2 to 3 attacks a year in both eyes for a total of 32 attacks, 5 surgeries - iridectomy, cataracts, macular holes, 2 hospitalization due to non responsive uveitis, and today I have partial blindness in my left eye and 20/40 out of my right eye with a contact lens. I changed my diet at 35. No dairy, no meat, limited junk food, ate lots of fruit, veggies, nuts, beans and legumes and take Turmeric daily (Gaia Turmeric) and probiotics. It's been over 30 years since I had another attack. I think dairy was the cause of my uveitis. At 65 my sister came down with uveitis and she is a big dairy consumer.
I had my first attack of anterior uveitis six weeks ago. Very painful and came on so fast. I had no idea what was going on, but fortunately my optometrist saw me straight away and sent me straight to hospital.
The hospital eye clinic confirmed uveitis and six weeks later I'm just finishing steroids treatment. Other than the occasional floater in the eye, the symptoms have all gone.
Thank god for the wonderful NHS in the UK. 🙏🏻
I tested positive for HLA-B27. I first experienced this eye condition when I was 21. I’ve now had it 10 times, it can be in either eye or both eyes or one after the other. Once it was so bad that my iris stuck to my lens and tore, I had a a tear drop shaped pupil! It caused me to lose vision in my right eye and now it’s terribly scarred. I’m being tested by rheumatology at the moment but without fail I seem to get it yearly. No out come of why it keeps happening at the moment. My eye doctor is now considering putting me on a low dose of steroid eye drops once a day for the definite future. Thanks for this great video
Oh this sounds too familiar! I'm right there with you, HLAB27 and all, with the exception of the tearing ... so sorry. it is super painful and when you've had it you can instantly recognize its return. For me it takes what feels like forever to heal and im on drops forever. It returns yearly for me also and typically in the winter months of Jan/Feb but its not exclusive to just that time as Ive had it in the summer as well. 1st bout started in my early 20s and had been consistently returning for roughly 15 yrs. I kept digging into what was I doing to trigger it, desperate to find the cause so I could stop doing whatever it was and found that my sugar intake greatly made a difference. I drastically cut back on sugar consumption and it helped! Ive been 5 years free without episode and loved it! ...Until recently after a 5 year break, it has returned 😣...trying to figure out why it happens is so challenging. Good luck in your search, hope you dont have to do the daily drops.
The KETO or KETOGENIC diet helps a lot
Do you have ankylosing spondylitis
@@laciehunt9535 I’m having tests for that at the moment. Rheumatology are going through a lot of the autoimmune diseases to see if I have one of them. I’m no closer to finding out why this keeps happening 😖
Unfortunately I do have ankylosing spondylitis, age 48 now & my right eye has been affected.
From age 42 I've been able to keep it at bay with the keto diet
Thank You, very helpful! Recently diagnosed after cataract surgery..one eye. Have had a bit of vision loss in one eye (unilateral..I just learned this in the video). On 2 drops daily. Also have cornea dry eye. On artifical tears every couple of hours.
Trying to educate myself. Praying🙏🏾 and Staying hopeful! Blessings
Love it!!! Great video! Congratulations on the 10k!
Thank you!!!
I'm 24, soon to be 25.
You know what's insane? I've never had any major health issues growing up, but that changed very suddenly. I woke up one morning to what seemed to the brightest sun I'd ever seen. That was 6 months ago now.. and the ONLY thing that's clear to me now is how fragile we are. Though I have sustained no trauma to the eye, my eyes have decided to hate me.
Interesting observation, AMOLED displays no longer appear as they should, with a halo-affect surrounding all bright objects.
LCD panels just aren't an option.. it's pretty strange. Some neon colors are painful.
This is after steroid drops for the better part of 6 months.
I too have all these and ocular migraines to boot. Steroids for 6 mos n good sometimes but keep flaring. It’s debilitating and I can’t work either. The pain is awful n living in a dark room is no fun. Good luck
I am insanely sensitive to light and my vision keeps getting darker. in my case I know its caused by systemic inflamation from severly damaged gut. I did spore based probiotics and suddenly I got uveitis.
I couldn't agree more, I have never had any major health issue, and I rarely fall sick, but it changed one day when I woke up with a blood red eye, couple of days later I was having severe photophobia. I wasted a few days thinking this will go away and nothing to really worry about, but it kept getting worse. Two doctors were not able to understand what exactly it was, finally I visited a specialist and she told me it's uveitis. I was told to get several blood tests done, my ANA test came out to be positive, which I was really worried about (I still am). I was then suggested to go see a rheumatologist, who again suggested I get a MRI done to rule out arthritis, I got it done, and the scan suggested I am just fine. It's been 3 months now, I am still on medication for my eyes. Still not sure why this happened, and what to make out of that positive ANA test, I guess time will tell...
@tejas k , With no leads as to what caused my Uvietis, this is great lead and I can't thank you enough. I will get this test as soon as possible. Hope all is well with you. Thankfully, my vision has been restored to about 80% of what it used to be. Though, cloudy grey skies still hurt and make every appear strange, almost cartoon-like. Good luck, man. Hope all is well.
@@GothZombie97 you have a poor immune system. likely due to damaged gut microbiome. i am almost sure that's the cause. you likely have severe leaky gut. there is hope if we live long enough rejuvenation science might save us in 20 years.
Worst pain evvvvvverrrrrr!!!!! Feels like the eyeball wants to pop out #fudgelupus
I have had uveitis for 3 years. It has not gone away. Had cataract surgery and laser in right eye. I do have it in both eyes. The cataract and laser has not changed my vision. I still have trouble seeing. Taking eye drops and I used to get infusions, but I had a allergic reaction. I'm at the point where it is frustrating to say the least. I'm sure my doctors have a different plan on how to go further. It's just been awhile I have had this without any breaks in between
@@georgeeskiadis5637 Sorry just seen message. I have glasses, but I don't use them. I have the same vision with or without. I can still see my phone, only because it has a light behind it. I can only be on it for a little bit though. After awhile it does start to strain my eyes. I also have to use a flashlight to read up close. I can see farther, but only the outline of people. Sometimes I can't see people's faces. I would make a horrible witness. 😂Lol. Don't worry about the cataract surgery. It really wasn't that bad. It didn't really make a difference in me, but I have heard that a lot of people see better after having it done.
I have had chronic Iritis since I was 17 and I am now 52. My Dad and my brother also have chronic Iritis
What did you sr for iritis pain?
Here is my story. Hope it helps and provides hope to many.
I had stable -1 myopia for over 23 years. End of Jan 2023 I had an episode of "Primary Iridocyclitis of Right Eye". Used steroids and dilation drops. These did not improve but worsened the condition. After three weeks I stopped medications and went to tropical island. Hiked a lot and did eye exercises along with being in the sun all day. After 6 weeks my right eye still was weak and I saw things about 20% smaller than the left eye with glasses. But surprisingly after 7 weeks my right eye got better than left eye. I think now my right eye is near 20/20 maybe -0.25. I stopped using glasses after 23 years. The left eye still seems to be -1. I'm trying to continue exercises and reduce that as well.
After seeing many articles about myopia from professionals who say it cannot be reversed I now feel like it can be reversed with a prolonged change in habits. Good luck everyone. Take care.
Female here with Ankylosing Spondilitis (AS) who tested positive HLA-b27. I'm watching this as this is my 3rd bout of uveitis. Let's dispell the myth that AS is "more common in men than women". It's this thinking in the medical community that keeps women from being diagnosed early. With early detection, people can start a biologic which helps slow or stop the progression of this disease. In my family, more women have AS than men.
So interesting! And it's been my experience that often the conditions don't present like we learned they would in school. One patient I have with Behcet's is the exact opposite of the traditional thinking for that disease. This is why I run the whole panel no matter what. Great point, thank you for adding it!
What can we treat with my 9 year old daughter was just testes positive to HLA-B27
Thank you. I appreciated the diagrams in getting a better understanding of my condition. I have had (pan)Uveitis caused by the shingles virus attacking my retina. Fortunately we caught it very early and I have pretty minimal permanent damage. But I have dealt with blurred vision and light sensitivity for a few months.
Hi, i've also had pan Uveitis and they suspected it was caused by Shingles because every other known cause was eliminated. Is that the same case for you?
@alisonjohnson6710 sorry you have to deal with that. For me, I actually had Acute Retinal Necrosis that caused the uveitis. Shingles was attacking my retina. They had to take a sample of fluid from my eye and test it to confirm. It was an aggressive condition, so I'm fortunate that we caught it super early. The doc said if I had gone in a few days later. I would have lost half my retina by then! It was an intense treatment process... lots of anti viral oral meds and anti viral eye injections. I still deal with uveitis now almost a year later, but it's not nearly as bad now. Once they knocked out the shingles virus and finished treatments, my vision became sharper again and I'm not as light sensitive now.
What an awesome resource doc.
You have great energy and an even better presentation ^_^
Just had a pt with L eye pain, injected sclera for about 8 days?!
No eye matter, no allergies, no discharge, and no foreign bodies, no blurry or loss of vision.
Im thinking it was uveitis vs. Iritis (no pain with extra ocular movement though); gave him an Rx for 1% prednisone drops and had him go to the ED for a Optho consult.
I’ve had 2 anterior uveitis episodes in the past like 7ish years. So thankful that they have been able to be treated with steroid drops and went away. No clue what caused them each time? The second time I knew what it was right away and got on drops way faster and it cleared up very quickly and knock on wood has not returned. Been in the clear for about 2 to 3 years now.
Quick question on this. Did you have blurred vision? if yes, how long does it usually last?
The first time I had it I got misdiagnosed as pink eye a few times so yes my vision was a total snow globe from the inflammation cells by the time we started treating it properly.
After getting the inflammation and other issues under control with a dilation drug and pred forte my vision is now back to 20/20 at 42 years old. It took about a monthish I would say after stopping the drops to get back to normal vision.
The second more recent bout I knew what was happening right away and got on drops immediately and it went much much more smoothly.
That was about 3 years ago and so thankful no new flare ups.
If you or someone else is going through a treatment just hang in there and keep on the treatment plan.
How often did you take the steroid eye drops per day?
Are u HLA B 27 positive?
Had iritis years ago. So painful. Any little bit of light caused excruciating pain.. eventually had to have an injection into white of eye as cornea and pupil were attached (as far as I can remember) it was awful but sorted my issue. Shortly afterwards (weeks) I was diagnosed with A.S. Thanks.
R u saying ankylosing spondylitis ??. I’m having suddenly these same issues and more. Thank you
@@crow4130 yes . Take care 👍
Thanks so much for the information!!
Just about to finish your video Dr.
I have never had any major health issue, and I rarely fall sick, but it changed one day when I woke up with a blood red eye, couple of days later I was having severe photophobia. I wasted a few days thinking this will go away and nothing to really worry about, but it kept getting worse. Two doctors were not able to understand what exactly it was, finally I visited a specialist and she told me it's uveitis. I was told to get several blood tests done, my ANA test came out to be positive, which I was really worried about (I still am). I was then suggested to go see a rheumatologist, who again suggested I get a MRI done to rule out arthritis, I got it done, and the scan suggested I am just fine. It's been 3 months now, I am still on medication for my eyes. Still not sure why this happened, and what to make out of that positive ANA test, I guess time will tell...
My first episode happened last month after some intense exercise in the gym like running 2 1/2 miles and heavy work out and then working on a video presentation and staring at the screen pretty much for the most part of the day ..and for three days, the vision was very blurry and with bloodshot painful eyes and watering pretty much all three days. The second episode happened about two weeks after in the same way. It’s been almost 4 weeks now and my eyes is still slightly blurry. The cause or causes seem to be systemic. I suspect prior medication‘s and sedentary lifestyle.
I'm the same since last year. Finally seeing a Dr for rheumatology and see whats going on. Hopefully nothing crazy. I've always been healthy as well, and even exercise 5 times a week and have a laborous job. 😫
I unfortunately got diagnosed with uveitis and I have no idea what I did to deserve this or get this 😞 now my vision in the rt eye is distorted and has not been normal for months.
It can happen due to extreme stress, living with people who give you stress.
I'm with u one eye pain relapsed it's awful
its so scarey with the distorted vision i thought i was having a stroke i went to er and it was a vitreous hemorrage and my journey started-6 months of prednisone gtts-oral which i couldnt deal with so weaning off currently --triamincinolone injection and now my pressure went through the roof --thank god i had a appt the day the pressure was 48 -got drops and next day 11 -now we are trying to figure out why// referred to glaucoma specialist to see iff iridodomy is still working --any input
I wished to share my Uveitis experiences from how it started and until I have almost right eye blindness then my surgery and to the next left eye surgery. But I prefer voice message rather than typing here coz I’m still adjusting my reading glasses, typing is not very helpful yet. It’s been six months and a few days from my right eye surgery * cataract extraction and lens implant. Then two weeks later from today, I will have my left eye surgery schedule…thank for the nice lecture about uveitis although I have been watching videos of different doctors online here. God bless.
So helpful!! Thank you :)
Hey, thank you for taking the time to make this very informative video. I’ll qualify my next comment or question with the obvious that there is no substitute for going to your ophthalmologist. My next appointment is in five weeks.
They said, just in case anyone should read this, what about extreme persistent red eye, two months after? Transclural photo cyclodiode micro pulse in eyes that have no perception of light. Apparently the redness is very much on the bottom of the white of the eye and the top and the pain is recently significant. I would never guess with my health so I’ll get it sorted but for the purpose of comments and engagements on the TH-cam channel, what we think most likely, cidery body right? After surgery, is it treatable? Anyhow, very interested in the Answer but mostly keen to, contribute with the like and comment given the time you have taken to make this very informative video :-) thank you very much take care ps obviously the treatment was for glucoma. It keep an closure with very mature cataracts. Yeah, history might help ha ha.
Have had Euvitis, iritis, glaucoma and cataracts. Your explanation is very helpful. Thank you, looking forward to more info
I have had 2 episodes of uveitis so far. The first happened in June of 2022 and now its flared up again in May of 2023. Last year i thought it was pink eye so i went to a Minute Clinic and the NP ruled out bacterial pink eye and just assumed it was viral. I made sure that she knew I had no pus or discharge from the affected eye but she still just gave me pink eye meds, these meds did not help at all and my vision and eye pain only got worsrle. From the onset of symptoms to when I finally went to the ER it was 10 days. The ER dr said it must be glaucoma due to my diabetes. He referred me to an ophthalmologist who reassured me it is not glaucoma and put me on cyclopentolate and prednisolone. Now that it's flared up again I thankfully knew exactly what it was right from the start and went straight to the eye dr. He has me on both drops again and has ordered me to get a full work up of so many tests plus a chest x ray to see if there is a root cause of the uveitis. I'm geeling a bit scared and intimidated after researching all the possible ubderlying causes of this.
What was the result of your tests....did you find the root cause
Ove been diagnosed with Utiaivis but i have no redness and no pain
I have blurry vision in both eyes
On the left one more. Im waiting on my blood test in order to give me treatment with steroides. For now im treating with eye drops but its not working. 0:30
I currently have it in one eye took steroid drops for a week but it came back my dr put me back on steroid drops and i have to go take all types of blood test Im really scared and my other eyes feels like it has rocks in it no redness pain or sensitivity though
I was diagnosed with cataracts three years and macula odema and now I have intermediate uveitis that will not go away I've been on eye drops for a over year and it's classed as chronic now and left eye is decreasing in vision to cataract getting bigger so in order to get it taken out I have to see a specialist it's very confusing
Amazing 😊
Anyone has any ideas on what red vainy eyes, accompanied in blurry/ worsened vision, increased migranes, eye pain that fades in and out constantly topped with increase floaters and light sensitivity could be? My eyes had been in pain for over 3 years and I been to sevreal eye doc's who all assure me that I am fine, and are of no help. I am tired of being in pain and growing more and more helpless from the lack of information or help. Any help, pointers would be massivly helpful if anyone is going through the same thing (this all started started after I went off a pill, I never had any issues with my eyes and now I have to wear glasses all the time )
I'm 17 and i have intermediate uveitis and the steroids doesn't really work for me cause I still have light sensitivity but it only made my vision more clear
Ur light sensitivity go a way
I have it and the doctors don’t know how
Has anyone used Humira for this? My dr wants to prescribe it for my Herpetic Iritis.
My ophthalmologist is only giving steroids, he refuses to do anything and says that is the only treatment. Now I am finding out there are other things, I need a new ophthalmologist I guess.
I think that's what u need to do
My nephew who is 7 years old was just diagnosed with iritis and the doc ordered a long list of blood work, ultra sound of the kidney and X-ray of the joint -everything came back negative. The inflammation went away after using steroid drops but then came back after he stopped using for a week! So frustrating. He is a very healthy kid. So now his doc said he needs to keep using the steroid eye drops and came bk in a week. I’m worried that it may not go away completely:(
I suffer from this and I’m also a very healthy person. It’s probably coming back because they are taking him off the steroids too quickly. Every time I have an episode, I have to use the steroid drops for around 6 weeks. Also, I always have to dilate my pupil (I always get this in my right eye only), which is part of the treatment. It’s not a very common thing to get, so some specialists don’t realize that this is like dealing with a fire. No using the medicine for long enough can cause immediate flare ups. I get this once every other year. I think it’s related to stress but the specialists that have seen me say that has not been proven. Hope your nephew doesn’t get it again, because it’s very uncomfortable. Tell him to wear an eyepatch, it really helps.
@@maritzacalle5907 thank you so much for the info. He is using the steroid drops now and they said they will do further testing to rule out the unknown disease but most of the time the cause is unknown. I just hope it does not come back. It is both eyes for him. I will let him use eyepatches. Thanks and i hope you feel better as well:)
@@sahabiyaa my Dad is suffering from uveitis from the past one and half years! He also has type 2 diabetes so using steroids shoots up his blood sugar to 400-350 although with a few lifestyle changes and insulin he has been managing it fairly decent. Getting off of the steroids results in him getting the blurring back in 3-4 weeks. It's been stressful to say the least. There is no permanent cure with his case still looking and consulting doctors almost every month. Hope your nephew gets treated indefinitely, I'd pray for him.
@@raghaviyer3097 I’m sorry that your father has it also. Thanks a lot and i hope so too
hey! i’m sorry this is happening to him so young :( i got diagnosed with panuveitis at 14, i also reacted the same to eye drops/pills that they’d give me, they’d work for a bit but everything would just flare up again, eventually i was just put on injections (methotrexate, humira) i’m pretty sure you can’t be on steroids for so long because of complications after long term use :(
10:28 got me hollering lmao
I’m having anterior uveitis and it’s not making my right eye see.. it’s been two weeks now. Have been given steroids drop but still no improvement..
how long does it take for the vision to come back to normal
It really depends on the ocular findings. Could be anywhere from a few days to weeks or months....In some cases vision is forever changed due to the inflammatory effects on the eyes.
I have iritis right now
I was diagnosed with Iritis in late 90's. I can't use steroids. So, so they use a different type of drop that gets rid of it. The only thing is it stings really bad going in. I still have flare ups. It 2022.
Can you tell me what these drops are? Thank you I’m desperate because antinflammatories aren’t helping
@@crow4130 Restasis eye drops. You get them from your dr. But they are expensive. They are for really dry eyes.
What causes it because mine started last week?
so helpful thank you so much, I think it will be much more seen if you use a pen to point what you describe. have a great day!
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How do you diagnose, what tests?
i have it right now, on two drops and it clean it up but have to go bk to hospital tuesday for check up so im still ganna take drops until then,
A year ago i was trying to complete my uni assignments in time and when i closed the computer i felt a pain in the the center of my left eye like a spike. The pain continued for a week and i visited a doctor. He told me i had uveitis on the front of the eye. I never had red eye, blurred vision or eye pressure and only my left eye was the problematic. I only had the pain in the center. I used drops of cortisone for 2 months. Its been a year and i didnt have another incident. Doc said that there are various things that cause it but also stress and i remember having a lot of stress that time. Age 30 male.
Same here. I had the first episode happen after I made a 1 1/2 hour video presentation. I worked on the computer pretty much on most of the day. Also, I worked out a lot in the gym and sweated a lot the next day I had redness and blurry vision the vision pretty much. Shyam was totally blurry for about three days the second episode happened again after about 2 1/2 weeks again the same way after working on the computer for a long period of time. It’s been four weeks so far and I still have some blurriness.
Thanks for this
I never had any issues like this. My eye doc was confused when a healthy mid 40s suddenly presented with this.
The only thing that had happened at the time was a non hospital requiring case of covid. Mostly just more tired than i had ever been in my life.
It seemed to happen after the covid symptoms were mostly imprived.
At first they discounted tbis then said they saw the same nih studies i did and said there may be something to it.
This was in 2021
Couple years later i got covid again. Once again as soon as i was starting to feel better same eye same issue. Now after being ill with mild sinus infection synptoms. Mostly pressure and stinging pain my iritus is back. Trying to fet it back under control with thw same sertoid drops that i did first time. Some what working towards less pain and soreness and longer between being sore with out drops
I have a similar condition which I would call uviitis, it started off with severe symptoms of joint pains that move from joint to joint, and I couldn't eat sugary foods or fatty foods. Then it started as inflammation around the eye with loss of vision 😢and light sensitivity. My opthalmologist investigated without any joy, they also put cameras anally and orally to check for celiac's disease without any joy. Now he picked up that I have severe cataract's with complete loss of vision on the left eye and only little vision on the left eye. The interesting thing is when I eat any flour product or sugar, for instance if I drink a cup of coffee with two teaspoons of sugar & cheese sandwich that will spark inflammation in the eye with blurred vision. I am in Johannesburg South Africa🇿🇦can you help?
Going through it now.. It is horrible. Hopefully the steroids that I was prescribed help me
Do anti inflammatory injections help?
I get pain in my left eye that comes and goes. No redness could this be uvites
Not likely. But take good care. I hope you are fine now.
Can I get it from computer eye strain?
Nope!
My first episode happened last month after intense workout in gym.. running 2 1/2 miles and weights and then starting at the computer screen for the most part of the day working on a video presentation. Second milder episode happened three weeks after in the exact same way after working on video presentation for many hours starting at the screen at close range intensely. While there may be underlying causes for deterioration of health I’m absolutely sure it was because of starting at screen for long hours. I can now tell when I’m starting at screen my eye starts hurting.
I have what I describe as white string that I have to remove from my eyes. When I have a flare up, they're longer and a lot more frequent. Are they related?
I have that same thing. I think it’s from the steroid eye drops. Didn’t have it before starting treatment.
DR .CAN U ALSO DO A VIDEO ON SUPERIOR LIMBIC KERATOCONJUCTIVITIES . M SUFFERING FROM SAME FOR LAST 2 YEARS AND ITS V PAINFUL.
Where do you work? I’m having major issues.
To schedule an appointment with Dr. D, visit Salisbury Eyecare & Eyewear at www.salisburyeyecare.com.
I have COVID and now my eyes hurt to move. Could this be uveitis?
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Same thing here,….got Covid and that’s when my Iritis came, it’s been more than 6 months
I have Anterior Uveitis H20.00, and Intermed Uveitis H30.23. Idk why this happened to me, happened randomly last year in April and this year it went away, and came back just this Monday again on my other eye 😫
Bi-lateral uveitis. Had so many drops I've taken, and I was finally off of it for a while, but then it came back and back to medicine I will go. Methotrexate, and more eye drops.
So, is this a form of conjunctivitis?
It’s not! But commonly confused with “pink eye” for sure.
Not at all. It’s chronic and never goes away.
Thank you .... helpful even for students ❤
I have MS & a recent infection; ouch.
I was diagnosed with uveitis about 1 year ago. I was placed on steroid drops which raised the pressure in my eyes. I was then prescribed Brimonidine eye drops as well as Timolol eye drops to control the pressure. I still felt that something was off with that treatment plan because my eyes were constanly red, felt heavy and were occasionally painful and light sensitive. So, the other day I decided to research my eye drops to see if there was some sort of correlation between the drops and my not seeing vast improvements in my eye redness and flare-ups while being on this course of treatment. I found that Brimonidine can cause uveitis🤔 . Then I also saw that Brimonidine is an ingredient in Lumify. ----I had been using Lumify for about a year and a half prior to my uveitis diagnosis and because my eyes needed more and more Lumify to maintain the initial whiteness I got when I first started using it, I used way more than I probably should have . -----I have now been off brimonidine for a couple of days and my eyes are feeling a bit better. Acutally, better than they have felt in a long while.------Even though there are only a few medical journals studying cases where uveitis seem to be caused by Brimonidine, I think it's worth further investigation by the ophthalmology medical community.
Does MS cause this?
I had anterior uveitis as a kid and it took 6 years to go into remission and they never could figure out why it wouldn't go away
Oh wow. Thanks for sharing, glad it’s in remission now!
are there any eye drops that can be used instead of the steroid eye drops to handle the inflammation? or pills??
my eye doctor gives me inflanefran forte for the inflammation and atropin-pos for dilating.
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I’ve been struggling with this since 2012 in both eyes. My doctors can not get a handle on balancing out the pressure in my eyes. I am on four different eye drops and deal with redness, swelling of eyelids and chilazons. Any advice?
Hope you are doing well now..
@@tejask4889 not by a long shot! Thanks for asking. I am on Humira injections now; still inflammation in both eyes and still four different eye drops…
@@ursulaholmes2371 Oh my…wishing you a speedy recovery..
Thanks for mentioning Behçets. I have Behçets with chronic uveitis and being treated.
What city?
Hi
Can de redness go away?
Where are you located?
Salisbury, NC
Does the haziness or blurred vision ever go away? My husband is currently getting treated for this and is getting lab work done to confirm AS. We got treatment relatively quick, 4 days after the star of symptoms. All his other symptoms have greatly improved with the steroids and dilation over the past few days but still really blurry vision. Just hoping it gets better!
it'll take a while, both the inflammation and the dilation eyedrops cause blurry vision. I hope it's gotten better!!!!
Did the haziness ever go away for your husband?
I have developed floaters after pfizer covid vaccine. What should I do?
I was diagnosed with Uveitis on my right eye last month. Still using the steroid drops twice a day. I don’t feel any major pain, but every morning and night, my eye starts to get red again and feels very heavy and tired until I put the drop.
Did blood test for infection, everything was negative. I’ve always been very healthy, I have no issue with anything. Still trying to figure out what’s wrong, it’s so frustrating. If anyone experienced the same please let me know how to deal with this :( how long do I need to use the drops til it gets better? Will it get better?
My mom apparently was told today that she has this but she doesn't even have symptoms
Same
This video is very good and educational. 👍