uveitis
MONDO:0020283Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names uveitis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
An inflammatory process affecting a part of or the entire uvea. Causes include inflammatory agents (e.g., herpes simplex, herpes zoster, leptospirosis) and systemic diseases (e.g., inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, ankylosing spondylitis). Patients present with pain and redness in the eye, light sensitivity, and blurred and decreased vision.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0020283), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
3 names
Resolves to: uveitis
- Also called
- inflammation of uveauvea inflammationuveitis (disease)