Uvea Service

The Uvea is the middle layer of the eyeball. The eye is made of three layers. The outermost is the sclera and cornea which keep the contents intact and maintain its shape.

The inner layer is the retina which is highly sophisticated neural tissue and forms the image that is sent to the brain via the optic nerve. The middle layer is the uvea and is responsible for the housekeeping of the eye. It carries the blood vessels, nerves, pigment cells and immune cells. It extends from the front to the back of the eye and at different parts is called differently. In the front is the Iris and anterior part of the ciliary body (anterior uvea), in the middle is the posterior part of the ciliary body (pars plana) (intermediate uvea) and posteriorly it is called the choroid.