Eye inflammation
PsA patients may experience eye issues such as inflammation and redness. Eye inflammation symptoms include:
- red eyes
- itchy eyes
- dry eyes or feeling of grit or sand in the eyes
- difficulty focusing or blurred vision
- pain or sensitivity, especially to bright light
- floaters, or small specks, lines, or other shapes in your field of vision
You may also develop uveitis, or inflammation of the uvea, the middle layer of the eye. Uveitis affects between 7% and 25% of people with PsA. Symptoms of uveitis include:
- eye pain
- eye redness
- lid swelling
- blurry vision
- floaters in your field of vision
- sensitivity to light or photophobia
- enlargement of the conjunctival vessels or hyperemia
- unexplained visual changes
