The levels of EGF, fractalkine, IL1-β, IL-17A, IL-1RA, IL-2, IL-23, IL-8, IP-10, TNF-α and IL-6 in patients with uveitis in their active phase were independent to their counterpart levels in plasma, the difference being statistically significant (p < 0.05). Here, CXCL8 is linked to uveitis.