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What is uveitis and how long should it take to recover?
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Uveitis: Uveitis is inflammation of the pigmented tissues inside the eye. Depending the severity of the inflammation, it may take as little as a few days to months to recover.
Answered 10/27/2013
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Uveitis: Uveitis is the inflammation of the uveal tissue, which includes iris, ciliary body and choroid. Course is variable. It can be infectious or non-infectious. Certain cases are related to auto-immune diseases.
Answered 12/19/2014
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