Friday, June 15, 2007

Any Uveitis Symptoms?

Question: "I'm curious about what Anna's eye are like when she has a flare? Do they hurt or become red - what type of symptoms?"

Answer: Anna doesn't exhibit any symptoms of uveitis (although some children do). The only way we know that her eyes are flaring is by keeping our appointments with the ophthalmologist, who gives her a slit lamp exam. That's how he sees the extra white blood cells floating around. While I'm glad Anna's eyes don't hurt or show any extra redness, we then don't have any "visuals" to know how effective the treatments are. We just have to wait until the next ophthalmologist appointment.