Ocular Lyme disease encompasses a range of eye and vision complications caused by Borrelia burgdorferi infection. While eye involvement is relatively uncommon, it can be vision-threatening when it occurs.
Patients may experience symptoms ranging from mild eye discomfort and light sensitivity to serious complications such as optic neuritis, uveitis, and cranial nerve palsies affecting eye movement. Many ocular manifestations present even when standard eye exams appear normal, reflecting neurologic dysfunction rather than structural eye disease.
Early recognition and appropriate treatment are essential to prevent permanent vision loss.
Eye Pain & Discomfort
- Eye Pain in Lyme Disease: Why It Occurs Despite Normal Eye Exams
- Pain Behind the Eyes in Lyme Disease
Vision Changes & Double Vision
- Visual Changes in Lyme Disease
- Lyme Disease Causes Double Vision: Case Report
- Lyme Disease and Double Vision – Podcast Episode
Light & Sound Sensitivity
Visual Processing Dysfunction
Ocular Inflammation & Nerve Involvement
- Optic Neuritis Associated with Lyme Disease
- Orbital Myositis Due to Lyme Disease: Case Reports
- Study Looks at Uveitis Due to Lyme Disease
Comprehensive Resources
- Growing List of Eye Problems in Lyme Disease
- Lyme Disease Can Affect Your Eyes Leading to Various Complications
