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IRITIS

Iritis

Inflammation of the weaves that maintain the rainbow (the weave ring colored around the pupil of the eye).

It can be confused with conjuntivitis.

Age

It affects both sexes, mainly between the 20 and 60 years.

Complications

Glaucoma.

Cataracts.

Permanent partial loss of the vision.

Prognosis

In general the vision by means of a fast treatment can be conserved.

Diagnosis and treatment

DIAGNOSIS:

File and physical examination by a doctor (ophtalmologist).

Analysis of blood.

TREATMENT:

Doctor, preferably by an ophtalmologist.

General measures

Until the treatment has been completed, it takes dark glasses, even in interiors.

Medication

His ophtalmologist can prescribe:

Ocular drops (midriáticas) that expand the pupil and prevent the scars. It is possible that it must use them during long time. Ask his doctor how to put them correctly to it.

Oral drugs with corticoids or ocular drops with these, to reduce the inflammation. Speak with his doctor of the indirect effect of drugs with corticoids.

Activity

Remain in bed until they send the symptoms (of 1 to 2 weeks).

Diet

There is no special diet.

Warn its medico if

It experiences any change in the vision.

They appear inexplicable new symptoms. The drugs used in this treatment can produce indirect effect.

Factors of risk

Reumatoide arthritis.

Ulcerosa Colitis.

Prevention

For the inflammatory ones there is no prevention.

For the infectious ones, the precocious prevention and treatment of the corresponding infection.

Causes

Infection that extends to the eye from other parts of the body.

Most common they include:

Toxoplasmosis.

Tuberculosis.

Histoplasmosis.

Sífilis.

Viral.

Inflammations without infection, like: Sarcoidosis.

Hurt in the eye.

Reactions autoinmunes.

Disease of Reiter.

Syndrome of Behçet.

In many cases, strangers.

Signs and symptoms

Acute Iritis or of sudden appearance:

Severe ocular pain.

Fotofobia (sensitivity to the light).

Reddening of the eye.

Sometimes, smaller pupil in the affected eye.

Lagrimeo.

Blurred vision.

Iritis of gradual appearance:

Ocular pain.

Fotofobia.

Floating spots in the field of vision.

Blurred vision.

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