Uveitis is technically Inflammation in the back of the eye. Uveal tract hence Uveitis it is different from iritis which is inflammation in the from of the eye. Usually anything ending in "itis" is some type of inflammation. I worked for a group of eye surgeons for 15 years and saw lots of uveitis cases. There are many different reasons people have uveitis and sometimes doctors will recommend blood tests to see if there is a systemic reason a patients has uveitis especially if you have it on a chronic basis.
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