4 Key Takeaways:
- Uveitis is a huge spectrum of different diseases with about half of the associations due to chronic, immune related diseases like psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis.
- If you wake up with a red, painful eye that’s sensitive to light, seek help from an ophthalmologist right away to minimize risk of scar tissue formation.
- Work with a health care team to treat all aspects of psoriatic disease to reduce inflammation whether it’s in the skin, joints, and/or the eye.
- Lifestyle changes such as stop smoking and yearly eye exams are actions that can help reduce inflammatory factors and maintain overall eye health.