eye disorders
Uveitis
Causes of Uveitis
The inflammation has many possible causes. Some causes are limited to the eye itself, and others are disorders that affect the entire body. In most people, no cause is identified, and they are said to have idiopathic uveitis (or uveitis of unknown cause). Many people with uveitis have a disorder that also affects organs elsewhere in the body. These include inflammatory diseases, such as Behçet Disease , Other possible causes include infections that may affect only the eye, such as Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections (caused by herpes simplex virus) infection, Overview of Eye Injuries are a common cause of anterior uveitis. Although rare, some drugs (such aspamidronate,rifabutin, sulfonamide antibiotics,cidofovir, and checkpoint inhibitors likeipilimumab) can cause uveitis. 