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iritis (īrī`tĭs), inflammation of the iris, the pigmented portion of the eye eye, organ of vision and light perception. In humans the eye is of the camera type, with an iris diaphragm and variable focusing, or accommodation. Other types of eye are the simple eye, found in many invertebrates, and the compound eye, found in insects and many
..... Click the link for more information. surrounding the pupil. The condition is sometimes associated with diabetes diabetes or diabetes mellitus (məlī`təs)
..... Click the link for more information. , with rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis arthritis, painful inflammation of a joint or joints of the body, usually producing heat and redness. There are many kinds of arthritis. In its various forms, arthritis disables more people than any other chronic disorder.
..... Click the link for more information. , and with infections such as syphilis syphilis (sĭf`əlĭs), contagious sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum
..... Click the link for more information. . Iritis may cause severe pain, a swollen, discolored iris, abnormal sensitivity to light, and blurred vision. If not quickly treated, it may result in impaired vision or blindness. Iritis is treated with antibiotics antibiotic, any of a variety of substances, usually obtained from microorganisms, that inhibit the growth of or destroy certain other microorganisms.

Types of Antibiotics

..... Click the link for more information. or other drugs to eliminate infection, atropine atropine (ăt`rəpēn, –pĭn)
..... Click the link for more information. to dilate the pupil and prevent scarring, and sometimes steroids steroids, class of lipids having a particular molecular ring structure called the cyclopentanoperhydro-phenanthrene ring system. Steroids differ from one another in the structure of various side chains and additional rings.
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iritis [ə′rīd·əs]

(medicine)

Inflammation of the iris.

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Types of Antibiotics

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