iritis in English

noun
1
inflammation of the iris of the eye.
The most common type of uveitis is an inflammation of the iris called iritis (anterior uveitis).

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1. Anterior uveitis includes iridocyclitis and iritis

2. Iritis is the inflammation of the Anterior chamber and iris

3. Stinging, burning, lacrimation, lid muscle twitching, conjunctival and ciliary redness, Browache, induced myopia, visual blurring, activation of latent iritis

4. – – – – – Allergic conjunctivitis Hordeolum or stye Chalazion Corneal abrasion Conjunctival, corneal or intraocular foreign bodies – – – – Acute angle -closure glaucoma Chemical burns Blunt or lacerating ocular trauma Uveitis (iritis)

5. The significance of the lowering of the pH, e.g., in local inflammation (iritis, cyclitis, retinitis, etc.) or general acidoses (diabetes mellitus, galactosemia, hunger, extracorporeal circulation for atrophic kidney. Albright-, Love-, Fanconisyndrome) for the appearance of incipient subcapsular clouding of the lens is pointed out.

6. DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF EYE SYMPTOMS OR OCULAR PAIN – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Hordeolum Chalazion Acute dacryocystitis Exposure to irritants Conjunctival infection Corneal abrasion Foreign-body irritation Corneal ulcers Ingrown lashes Abuse of contact lens Scleritis Acute angle-closure glaucoma Uveitis (iritis) Referred pain from extraocular sources such as sinusitis, tooth abscess, tension headache, temporal arteritis or prodrome of herpes zoster

7. Conjunctivitis* Bacterial Conjunctivitis* Viral Conjunctivitis* Allergic Corneal Injury or Infection Uveitis (Iritis) Glaucoma Vision Normal Normal Normal Reduced or very reduced Reduced Very reduced Pain - - - + + +++ Photophobia +/- - - + ++ - Foreign-body sensation +/- +/- - + - - Itch +/- +/- ++ - - - Tearing + ++ + ++ + - Discharge Mucopurulent Mucoid - - - - Pre-auricular adenopathy - + - - - - Pupils Normal Normal Normal Normal or small Small Moderately dilated and fixed Conjunctival hyperemia Diffuse Diffuse Diffuse Diffuse with ciliary flush Ciliary flush Diffuse with ciliary flush Cornea Clear Sometimes faint punctate staining or infiltrates Clear Depends on disorder Clear or lightly cloudy Cloudy Intraocular pressure Normal Normal Normal Normal Reduced, normal or absent Increased +, present (to various degrees); -, absent; +/-, may be present. *Hyperthyroidism may cause conjunctival injection.