Uveitis Homeopathic Treatment

Uveitis is caused by inflammatory responses inside the eye.

Inflammation is the body’s natural response to tissue damage, germs, or toxins. It produces swelling, redness, heat, and destroys tissues as certain white blood cells rush to the affected part of the body to contain or eliminate the insult.

Uveitis may be caused by:

An attack from the body’s own immune system hyperactive autoimmunity in allergies ,Hlab27,rheumatoid factors etc.

Infections or tumors occurring within the eye or in other parts of the body

Bruises to the eye

Toxins that may penetrate the eye

Lack of Sleep in long term especially night jobs.

Overuse of caffine .

Sleep deprivation 

Overconsumption of Smoking. 

Overuse of Alcohol abuse.

The disease will cause symptoms, such as decreased vision, pain, light sensitivity, and increased floaters. In many cases the cause is unknown.

Uveitis can affect one or both eyes. Symptoms may develop rapidly and can include:

Redness of the eye

Eye pain

Photophobia Sensitivity to light 

Blurred vision

Dark, floating spots in the vision floaters

Vision Loss

Anyone suffering eye pain, severe light sensitivity, and any change in vision should immediately be examined by an ophthalmologist.

The signs and symptoms of uveitis depend on the type of inflammation.

Acute anterior uveitis may occur in one or both eyes and in adults is characterized by eye pain, blurred vision, sensitivity to light, a small pupil, and redness.

Intermediate uveitis causes blurred vision and floaters. Usually it is not associated with pain.

Posterior uveitis can produce vision loss. This type of uveitis can only be detected during an eye examination.

Anterior uveitis

Anterior uveitis is the most common form of uveitis. Most of the time, people have red, painful eyes (one or both), are sensitive to light and have blurry vision. There are a few sources of the inflammation that physicians commonly check for, including systemic infections like TB or syphilis, genetic factors such as HLA-B27 disease, and systemic inflammatory diseases such as sarcoidosis, Behçet's disease, or juvenile idiopathic arthritis. However, about 50% of the time, we do not find a systemic source. The disease can still be treated, but the cause is often not identified. Eyedrops commonly work well for anterior uveitis, though shots or pills are sometimes needed. Systemic disease is treated systemically and occasionally a rheumatologist or infectious disease specialist is involved.

Intermediate and posterior uveitis

Intermediate uveitis and posterior uveitis are much less common than anterior uveitis, rarely causing pain. However, they can cause significantly more damage to your vision if left untreated. Most patients will have floaters (aging floaters are exceedingly common. Floaters in a 14-year-olds should be investigated), central vision blurriness or blind spots, or trouble seeing at night. While drops sometimes work for these types of inflammation, systemic medications are often necessary. Infections also can cause this disease, but systemic inflammatory disease is much more likely.

Panuveitis

Panuveitis is inflammation affecting all parts of the eye. Most commonly, these are infections within the eye caused by trauma, surgery or systemic infection or significant inflammation from an underlying disease. Panuveitis is fortunately rare, but it is very serious and must be treated aggressively to prevent visual deterioration.

Diagnosis of uveitis includes a thorough examination and the recording of the patient’s complete medical history. Laboratory tests may be done to rule out an infection or an autoimmune disorder.

A central nervous system evaluation will often be performed on patients with a subgroup of intermediate uveitis, called pars planitis, to determine whether they have multiple sclerosis which is often associated with pars planitis.

The eye exams used include:

An Eye Chart or Visual Acuity Test. This test measures whether a patient’s vision has decreased.

A Funduscopic Exam. The pupil is widened (dilated) with eye drops and then a light is shown through with an instrument called an ophthalmoscope to noninvasively inspect the back, inside part of the eye.

Ocular Pressure. An instrument, such a tonometer or a tonopen, measures the pressure inside the eye. Drops that numb the eye may be used for this test.

A Slit Lamp Exam. A slit lamp noninvasively inspects much of the eye. It can inspect the front and back parts of the eye and some lamps may be equipped with a tonometer to measure eye pressure. A dye called fluorescein, which makes blood vessels easier to see, may be added to the eye during the examination. The dye only temporarily stains the eye.

Uveitis can be associated with many diseases including:

AIDS

Ankylosing spondylitis

Behcet’s syndrome

CMV retinitis

Herpes zoster infection

Histoplasmosis

Kawasaki disease

Multiple sclerosis

Psoriasis

Reactive arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis

Sarcoidosis

Syphilis

Toxoplasmosis

Tuberculosis

Ulcerative colitis

Vogt Koyanagi Harada’s disease

Homeopathic approach is different from conventional mode of treatment. Here the totality of the symptoms is considered and some peculiar, strange, rare symptoms which are present only in that individual are given importance.

After administering homeopathic medicines gradually the pain will reduce considerably. The person will feel comfortable in eyes redness,vision & Photosensitivity. As homeopathic medicines act on the mental level the patient will start feeling fresh. His anxiety, stress will reduce and the patient will over all feel better.

There are many homeopathic remedies which are very effective in relieving the Eyes complication occurring in patients suffering from Uveitis. Homeopathic approach is different from conventional mode of treatment. Here the totality of the symptoms is considered and some peculiar, strange, rare symptoms which are present only in that individual are given importance.

Homeopathy treats the person as a whole on wholistic concept. It means that homeopathic treatment focuses on the patient as a person, as well as his pathological condition based on symptoms.Symptoms are sign of internal turbulance or loss of equilibrium. The homeopathic medicines are selected after a full individualizing examination and case-analysis, which includes the medical history of the patient, physical and mental constitution, family history, presenting symptoms, underlying pathology, possible causative factors etc.  A homeopathy doctor tries to treat more than just the presenting symptoms. The focus is usually on what caused the disease condition especially. Why this patient is sick in this way while others not in same house or condition. The disease diagnosis is important but in homeopathy, the cause of disease is not just probed to the level of bacteria and viruses. Other factors like mental, emotional and physical stress that could predispose a person to illness are also looked for. No a days, even modern medicine also considers a large number of diseases as psychosomatic. The correct homeopathy remedy tries to correct this disease predisposition. The focus is not on curing the disease but to cure the person who is sick, to restore the health. If a disease pathology is not very advanced, homeopathy remedies do give a hope for cure but even in incurable cases, the quality of life can be greatly improved with homeopathic medicines.

Argentum nitricum

Argentum Nitricum is an effective homeopathic medicine used in case of eye allergies with an abundant, purulent discharge. The patient develops photophobia, and splinter like pain in the eyes is experienced. The conjunctiva swells.

Swelling with yellowish or pus-like discharge, and redness and inflammation of the whites and inner corners of the eyes, suggest the use of this remedy. The person's eyes may be tired and achy, worse from light and warmth, and better from cool water, cold compresses, and fresh air.

Euphrasia for Uvitis with extreme Photosensitivity with  Profuse lacrymation

Rheumatic iritis, iris reacts tardily to light, being discolored and bound down by adhesions, and aqueous humor cloudy from the admixture of the products of inflammation; pain burning, shooting, stinging, aggravated at night, attended with acrid lachrymation; photophobia; ciliary injection; coryza perfectly bland.

Hepar Sulphuris Calcareum is for Uvitis with Extreme Pain 

Hepar Sulphuris Calcareum is one of the ideal medicines for uveitis with severe pain and redness of the eyes. Severe pain and redness of the eyes.Severe pain in the eyes as if they are being pulled back to the head. 

Anterior uveitis iritis with pus in the anterior chamber.  The eyeballs feel sore, extremely sensitive to touch and air. 

Anterior uveitis iritis with pus in the anterior chamber is well treated with this medicine. The person experiences severe pain in the eyes as if they are being pulled back to the head.

Merc. Cor. Uvitis with Diplopia 

 Mercurius corrosivus suits normal or syphilitic iritis. Much burning and soreness of the eyes. Deep ulcers on the cornea; acrid lacgrymation with extreme photophobia. Iris is muddy in colour, thick and neither contracts or dilates. Lids are oedematous, red and excoriated. Often there is double vision.It is very good medicine for uveitis. Pain is Burning and tearing pain in the eye. Iris  is thick, muddy in color and neither contracts nor dilates when light given.Excessive photophobia with severe pain behind the eyeballs as if they were being forced out.

Merc. Sol with Extreme Photo senstivity

Pain, stinging or aching pain, especially on exerting the eyes. The eyes are extremely sensitive to light, heat or cold. Disorders in persons working in foundries.People needing this remedy often feel ill and tired, with erratic body temperature and sensitivity both to heat and cold. Discharge is greenish-yellow and can irritate the lids and margins of the eyes. A person who needs this remedy often has swollen glands, offensive breath, and excessive salivation.

Thuja Uveitis with small soft swelling on iris called gummata

Sycotic iritis or syphilitic, with gummata on iris; eyelids inflamed and have a watery look; LARGE WATERY EXCRESCENCES ON IRIS, with severe sharp sticking pains in eyes, aggravated at night, ameliorated warmth; much heat above and around eye and affected side of head; tearing dull, aching pains in brow, or pain above eye (left), as if a nail were being driven in; ciliary injection.

Suffused, especially in the open air, the tears do not flow down, but remain in the eyes. Inflammatory relaxation of the inner surface of the lid Burning in. Tearing in, in open air. Red sclerotic. Inflammatory swelling of lids. Short - sight. Vision: On one side, near they eye, an appearance in darkness as of flashes of lightning or of sparks, in day light as of dark drops. Objects always appear smaller.

Phosphorus for Uveitis when Retinal Degeneration Letter appear Red

Especially for posterior uveitis choroiditis and retinitis.Pain and frequent itching in the eyes. Uveitis with degeberative  changes in the retina, along with an aversion to light photophobia.Green halo about the candlelight. Letters appear red. Atrophy of optic nerve. Oedema of lids and about e eyes. Pearly white conjunctiva and long curved lashes. Partial loss of vision from abuse of tobacco. Pain in orbital bones. Paresis of extrinsic muscles. Diplopia, due to deviation of the visual axis. Amaurosis from sexual excess.Thrombosis of retinal vessels and degenerative changes in retinal cells. Degenerative changes where soreness and curved lines are seen in old people. Retinal trouble with lights and hallucination of vision.