Iritis Center - Tracy, CA
Tracy 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 Tracy * Tracy Eye Care Medical Clinic  Jordan M Usunov MD  Delta Eye Medical Group  Zeiter Eye Clinic  Zeiter Eye Clinic  Heritage Eye Associates  Heritage Eye Associates  Heritage Eye Associates  Zeiter Eye Clinic  Zeiter Eye Clinic  Retinal Consultants  Retinal Consultants  Delta Eye Medical Group  Delta Eye Medical Group  Delta Eye Medical Group  Delta Eye Medical Group  Central Valley Eye & Laser Center  Harold Hand MD  Kaiser Permanente Medical Center  Kaiser Stockton Ophthalmology  Kaiser Stockton Ophthalmology  Kaiser Stockton Ophthalmology  Kaiser Stockton Ophthalmology  Kaiser Permanente Medical Center  Kaiser Stockton Ophthalmology  Kaiser Stockton Ophthalmology  Kaiser Stockton Ophthalmology  Kaiser Stockton Ophthalmology  California Eye Clinic  California Eye Clinic  California Eye Clinic  Children's Hospital Oakland  Harland Langdon MD  Northern California Eye Physicians  Northern California Eye Physicians  Sylvan Eye Associates  Sutter Gould Medical Foundation Eye Care Center  Sylvan Eye Associates  Sutter Gould Medical Foundation Eye Care Center  Sylvan Eye Associates  Modesto Eye Surgery  Sutter Gould Medical Foundation Eye Care Center  Suraj Cherry MD  Auker Eye Institute  Retinal Consultants  J Allen Gammon MD  Stanislaus Eye Surgery  Stanislaus Eye Surgery  Stanislaus Eye Surgery  Stanislaus Eye Surgery  Stanislaus Eye Surgery  Lerner Eye Center  Lerner Eye Center  East Bay Retina Consultants  Day & Good MDs  East Bay Retina Consultants  East Bay Retina Consultants  East Bay Eye Center  East Bay Eye Center  Children's Eye Care of Northern California  Mission Valley Medical Eye Center  Ngoc Nguyen MD  San Jose Medical Group  Retinal Diagnostic Center  San Jose Medical Group  Retinal Diagnostic Center  Raghunand Sastry MD  Timothy T Wang MD  Retinal Diagnostic Center  Danville San Ramon Eye Medical Corp  Danville San Ramon Eye Medical Corp  Danville San Ramon Eye Medical Corp  Rona Z Silkiss MD  Palo Alto Medical Foundation Fremont Center  Maskeen Sabharwal MD  James J Song MD  Fang Tan MD  Kenneth C Low MD APC  Kenneth C Low MD APC  Kenneth C Low MD APC  Robert C Black MD  Singer Cohn & Catmzaro MDs  Singer Cohn & Catmzaro MDs  Claudio S Contreras MD Inc  San Jose Eye Institute  San Jose Eye Institute  N CA Retina Vitreous Associates Inc  N CA Retina Vitreous Associates Inc  N CA Retina Vitreous Associates Inc  Spectrum Eye Center  Kaiser Permanente Park Shadelands Ophthalmology  Kaiser Permanente Park Shadelands Ophthalmology  Kaiser Permanente Park Shadelands Ophthalmology  Kaiser Permanente Park Shadelands Ophthalmology  Kaiser Permanente Park Shadelands Ophthalmology  Kaiser Permanente Park Shadelands Ophthalmology  Kaiser Permanente Park Shadelands Ophthalmology  Kaiser Permanente Park Shadelands Ophthalmology  Kaiser Permanente Park Shadelands Ophthalmology  LaserVue Eye Center Tracy, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-06-16
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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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