The term, 'intermediate uveitis' is used to describe the location of the inflammation in the eye. The part of the eye affected is the peripheral part (outer edge) of the retina (inner most layer of the eye), the vitreous and the pars plana. The part of the eye affected in intermediate uveitis.

How common is intermediate uveitis?

IU accounts for 1.4 to 31% of all uveitis patients, and up to 20% of cases of pediatric uveitis.

Is intermediate uveitis rare?

Uveitis in general and especially intermediate uveitis (IU) fulfills the criteria as a rare disease, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) defines it as such [1, 2].