Behcets Disease and Uveitis
Behçets disease (BD) is a form of inflammation which can affect many different parts of the body and whose cause is not fully known but a genetic predisposition is understood.
Diagnosing Behcets Disease
BD is a complex disease that can show itself in different ways in different patients. Sometimes it is very difficult to diagnose and there is no ‘test’ to confirm the diagnosis.
UVEITIS IN BEHCETS DISEASE.
The uveitis in BD can be very characteristic. It may affect the front of the eye, the back of the eye or both together. If the front of the eye becomes inflamed there is often redness and pain and the eye may be sensitive to light. The vision may be blurred. If the back of the eye is affected there is no pain but, because blood vessels may become blocked, there can be marked reduction in vision. Both types of attack can arise rapidly, within a day or two. Either one or both eyes may be affected during an attack.
TREATING BEHCETS DISEASE.
It may be necessary to see more than one type of doctor as BD affects more than one part of the body. In the Uveitis clinic it will be possible to give general advice about the disease and the effects elsewhere in the body but, if necessary, a referral will be made to other doctors who are more expert in dealing with problems in their own field. At any one time it is important that one of these doctors is ‘controlling’ the treatment. As the uveitis can be severe, the Ophthalmologist is often in this position to ‘control’ treatment.
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