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Can Lyme disease affect the eyes?

Eye involvement is uncommon but possible, and new visual symptoms or eye inflammation require clinical assessment.

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Short answer

Eye involvement is uncommon but possible, and new visual symptoms or eye inflammation require clinical assessment.

At a glance

Eye involvement is uncommon but possible, and new visual symptoms or eye inflammation require clinical assessment. Use NHS and NICE guidance in the UK; diagnosis and treatment belong to clinicians.

Key takeaways

• Eye involvement is uncommon but possible, and new visual symptoms or eye inflammation require clinical assessment.

• Use NHS and NICE guidance in the UK; diagnosis and treatment belong to clinicians.

• This article is educational and cannot diagnose, exclude or treat illness. Use NHS 111, a GP, emergency services or the corresponding local service according to symptom severity.

Direct answer

Eye involvement is uncommon but possible, and new visual symptoms or eye inflammation require clinical assessment.

Use it in context

Use NHS and NICE guidance in the UK; diagnosis and treatment belong to clinicians.

Practical next step

This article is educational and cannot diagnose, exclude or treat illness. Use NHS 111, a GP, emergency services or the corresponding local service according to symptom severity.

Sources and further reading

UK Lyme disease guidance and data

For current UK clinical advice, public-health guidance and surveillance data, consult these primary national sources.

  1. Lyme disease — NHS opens in a new tab ↗
  2. Lyme disease: diagnosis and management (NG95) — NICE opens in a new tab ↗
  3. Lyme disease: management and prevention — UKHSA opens in a new tab ↗
  4. Lyme disease surveillance dashboard — UKHSA opens in a new tab ↗
  5. Lyme disease — NHS Inform Scotland opens in a new tab ↗