Thomas Paul Smiley, OD

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Arthritis
Occasionally a pink looking eye may be associated with a more serious inflammatory condition that not only involves the surface of the eye, but affects the internal structures of the eye. A condition called Iritis or "Uveitis" will cause the eye to appear pink or red; however there is internal inflammation of the blood vessel rich layers of the eye called the "Uvea." One of the key symptoms in these conditions is sensitivity to light and greater eye pain or discomfort than in other external inflammations. In rare instances Uveitis is associated with serious systemic general health diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, Lupus, and many others. The treatment involves the use of topical and occasionally systemic steroid medications. The greatest concern is the misdiagnosis and subsequent mistreatment of Uveitis. This is why our doctors do not suggest treatment and prescribing "over the telephone" simply based on what our patients describe to us. Additionally, we feel that eye problems should be diagnosed and treated by eye specialists, not by general doctors or pediatricians due to the possibility of this critical misdiagnosis.

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