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Iritis
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| 364.0
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Iritis is a form of anterior uveitisand refers to the inflammationof the irisof the eye.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- 1 Signs and symptoms
- 2 Causes
- 3 Complications
- 4 Treatment
- 5 References
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Signs and symptoms
- Ocular and periorbital pain
- Photophobia
- Blurred or cloudy vision
- White blood cells (leukocytes) in the anterior chamber(resulting in a grey or near-white appearing pupil)
- Flare
- Synechiaor adhesion of iris to lensor cornea
Causes
People with ankylosing spondylitisand other HLA-B27related disorders are prone to iritis and other forms of anterior uveitis. Iritis is also found in those with rheumatoid arthritis, Behcet's disease, Crohn's disease, lupus, Reiter's disease, chronic psoriasis, sarcoidosis, scleroderma, and ulcerative colitis.
Complications
Cataract, glaucoma, corneal calcification, posterior uveitis, blindness
Treatment
- Steroidanti-inflamatoryeye drops(such as prednisolone acetate)
- Dilating eye drops (to help prevent synechiaand reduce photophobia)
- Pressure-reducing eye drops (such as brimonidine tartrate)
- Oral steroids (such as prednisone)
- Subconjunctivalsteroid injections
- Steroid-sparing agents such as methotrexate(for prologned, chronic iritis)
References
- Care of the Patient with Anterior Uveitis (CPG7)(PDF)
- Iritis Organization
- Assessment of the Red Eye - Iritis
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
It uses material from the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iritis Wikipedia article Iritis.
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