Man presents with bilateral simultaneous acute onset uveitis

A 65-year-old man with no significant medical or ocular history was referred by an outside optometrist to Tufts New England Eye Center for recurrent uveitis in both eyes. The patient had been treated by his optometrist with intermittent topical steroids for the past 5 months without relief.Upon presentation at Tufts New England Eye Center, the patient complained of redness, photophobia and blurry vision in both eyes. These symptoms initially began 3 months prior with bilateral simultaneous acute onset. He had been off topical steroids for 3 weeks upon presentation. He denied any recent illness, recent use of antibiotics, gastrointestinal problems, back pain, trouble breathing or skin rash. He did note that he was recently told by his primary care physician that his routine blood work demonstrated a mildly abnormal kidney function, and he had been referred to nephrology.