Iritis Center - Haltom City, TX
Haltom City Eye Doctor Doctors for IritisType of Physician: Eye Doctor What is a Eye Doctor? A certification by the Board of Ophthalmology; practitioners provide comprehensive eye and vision care. They are trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all eyelid and orbital problems affecting the eye and visual pathways, and to diagnose, monitor and treat all eye and visual disorders. They often prescribe vision services (glasses and contact lenses) as well as serve as a consultant to physicians and other professionals. Specialty: Ophthalmology Common Name: Eye Doctor Eye Doctor Doctors in Haltom City * Ophthalmology Associates  Retina Consultants PA  Retina Consultants PA  Ophthalmology Associates  Retina Consultants PA  Retina Consultants PA  Ophthalmology Associates  Ophthalmology Associates  Ophthalmology Associates  Ophthalmology Associates  Ophthalmology Associates  Ophthalmology Associates  Ophthalmology Associates  Ophthalmology Associates  Jonathan Cichocki MD  Laurie Boquet Dory MD  Fort Worth Outpatient Clinic  Advanced Glaucoma Center PA  Judson P Smith III MD  Harold Granek MD  Pediatric Eye Specialists  Pediatric Eye Specialists  Pediatric Eye Specialists  Dan A Willis MD  John R Armstrong MD  North Texas Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery  Charley J Andrews III MD  North Texas Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery  UT Southwestern Ophthalmology Clinic  Texas Eyelid Center PA  Mayli Davis MD  Kassim Khan MD  Texas Eye & Laser Center  Texas Eye & Laser Center  Thomas L Marvelli MD  Randy Montgomery MD  Fort Worth Eye Associates  Fort Worth Eye Associates  Fort Worth Eye Associates  Carl K Marling MD  Vision Quest  Brian S Anding MD  Ophthalmology Consultants PA  Key-Whitman Eye Center  Glaucoma Consultants of Texas  Southwest Ophthalmology Associates PLLC  Humphrey Key-Whitman Eye Center  Humphrey Key-Whitman Eye Center  Hugo M Nue MD  Texas Retina Associates  Texas Retina Associates  Texas Retina Associates  Texas Retina Associates  Huy M Tran MD  Harry Rosenthal Jr. MD  Arlington Physicians Dept of Ophthalmology  Nirmal Saran MD  Kleiman Evangelista Eye Center  Kleiman Evangelista Eye Center  Barbara A Nugent MD PA  Retina Institute of Texas PA  Retina Institute of Texas PA  Ophthalmology Associates  Vision Experts  Brandenberg & Nethery MDs  Ray Chan MD PLLC  Robert Chiang MD  Brandenberg & Nethery MDs  Brandenberg & Nethery MDs  Pediatric Opthalmology PA  Phillips Kirk Labor MD  Alliance Eye Care  Frank Cundari DO  Eyecare Associates of Texas PA  Eyecare Associates of Texas PA  Eyecare Associates of Texas PA  Eyecare Associates of Texas PA  Eyecare Associates of Texas PA  James Bentley Jr. MD  Roy R Whitaker MD  Drs Dharma & Mahatma  Robert Eisenberg MD  Las Colinas Vision Center  Tylock Eyecare & Laser Center  LaserCare Eye Center  Las Colinas Ophthalmology Association  LaserCare Eye Center  LaserCare Eye Center  David K Gregory MD  Tennant Institute  North Dallas Eye Associates  North Dallas Eye Associates  North Dallas Eye Associates  Eyecare Associates of Texas PA  Eye Care Associates of Denton  Total Eye Care  George Allen Moninger MD  George Allen Moninger MD  Advanced Eye Care Center  Namrata M Sayani MD Haltom City, TexasUpcoming Local Events2012-06-10
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IritisWhat is iritis?Iritis is an inflammatory condition of the colored portion (the iris which surrounds the pupil) of the eye. It causes varying degrees of redness of the eye, often with significant pain, sensitivity to light, tearing, and blurred vision. What causes iritis?Often no reason is found. An infection of the eye or inflammation from trauma may cause iritis. Iritis may also be a complication of many diseases such as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, and collagen vascular diseases such as lupus. Iritis may occur with herpes simplex of the eye and after eye surgery. Iritis related to juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is especially dangerous and may not respond well to treatment, leading to serious eye damage. In children with arthritis, pain from iritis is often absent. Because of this, "simple" red eyes in these children should not be ignored. Iritis is not contagious. Iritis may occur in one or both eyes. Finding a cause is much more common in patients with iritis on both eyes or iritis that recurs frequently. What are symptoms and signs of iritis?Iritis appears as a red, painful eye which may be accompanied by blurred vision and sensitivity to light. In addition, the pupil of the affected eye may be smaller than that of the healthy eye. How is iritis diagnosed?Diagnosis of iritis is made by the ophthalmologist. It is suspected from the history and symptoms and then is confirmed by an exam. After measuring the vision, the eye is inspected with a slit lamp (biomicroscope) where microscopic cells are seen in the front part of the eye. When measuring the eye pressure, it is often found to be lower than in the other eye. What is the treatment for iritis?First, we try to find a cause. Causes such as trauma, inflammatory eye disease, o... Recommended Reading Related to IritisHow Does Scarring Happen?Scar formation is a natural part of the healing process after injury. Various factors influence how your skin scars. Of course, the depth and size of the wound or incision and the location of the injury are going to impact the scar's characteristics. But your age, heredity, even your sex or ethnicity, will all affect how your skin reacts. What Are the Types of Scars?These are several different types of scars including:
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Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Ankylosing spondylitis is a type of arthritis that causes chronic inflammation of the spine. The tendency to develop ankylosing spondylitis is genetically inherited.
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Juvenile Arthritis (Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis)
- Juvenile arthritis (juvenile rheumatoid arthritis or JRA) annually affects one child in every thousand. There are three types of JRA: pauciarticular (less than four joints affected), polyarticular (more than four joints affected), and systemic-onset (inflamed joints with high fevers and rash). Treatment of juvenile arthritis depends upon the type the child has and should focus on treating the symptoms that manifest.
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Glaucoma
- Glaucoma is a common eye condition in which the fluid pressure inside the eye rises because of slowed fluid drainage from the eye. If untreated, glaucoma may damage the optic nerve and other parts of the eye, causing the loss of vision or even blindness.
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Lupus
- Systemic lupus erythematosus is a condition characterized by chronic inflammation of body tissues caused by autoimmune disease. Lupus can cause disease of the skin, heart, lungs, kidneys, joints, and nervous system. When only the skin is involved, the condition is called discoid lupus. When internal organs are involved, the condition is called systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
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Tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. Symptoms include weakness, fever, weight loss, night sweats and in worse cases, chest pain, shortness of breath, and coughing up blood. A person with an active infection (a positive TB skin test, abnormal chest x-ray and TB bacteria in their sputum) requires treatment with izoniazid, rifampin, ethambutol and pyrazinaide.
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Sarcoidosis
- Sarcoidosis, a disease resulting from chronic inflammation, causes small lumps (granulomas) to develop in a great range of body tissues and can appear in almost any body organ. However, sarcoidosis most often starts in the lungs or lymph nodes.
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Scars
- Scar formation is a natural part of the healing process after injury. The depth and size of the wound incision and the location of the injury impact the scar's characteristics, but your age, heredity and even sex or ethnicity will affect how your skin reacts.
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Uveitis
- Uveitis is inflammation of the eye. Symptoms include blurred vision, eye pain, eye redness, and floating spots before the eyes. Treatment may involve prescription eyedrops, antibiotics, and wearing dark glasses.
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