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My iritis is back for the 4th time. The last two times I haven't even managed to get off the steroid drops when it returns. I have decided to see another specialist in Chicago and will make that appointment this week. I'm concerned that there may be something else wrong with my eye since a macular e...

I don't have an AS diagnosis. My rheumatologist didn't see anything in my blood or body to indicate an autoimmune disorder. I haven't heard of granulomatous cells. I'm not sure what that means. I agree about the gut and immune system. it's a very interesting field. I take probiotics daily. So far, w...

Hello, I have been suffering with chronic iritis for 2 years. I am HLA-B27 positive, but have no diagnosis of an autoimmune disease at this point. I've been doing a little research and came across kickas.org, which focuses on low-starch diet as helping with ankylosing spondylitis and/or other HLA-B2...

I know you originally authored this post a long time ago, but wondered if you ever found any correlation. I have been suffering with iritis for 2 years and am also HLA B27 positive. I haven't been diagnosed with any autoimmune diseases at this time, but my eye doctor feels that it's likely I could h...

Thanks for all of that information. I had another re-occurrence in April. It appears that as soon as the Durezol wears off, the Iritis flares back up. My rheumatologist prescribed methotrexate and I took it for 4 weeks, then had severe stomach problems. We're trying to go with Humira now, but waitin...

Thank you for the information. I have a solid history of back problems. It does tend to hurt after resting and just taking a walk can help to decrease the pain. I do have a rheumatologist appointment in March. He can order more tests and try to determine whether or not there is an underlying conditi...

The adhesion was from my previous and initial bout of Iritis, once that cleared up, there was some residue left on the lens from my iris. I was on the dilating drops until I saw the specialist last month. It was getting better, so he said that I could stop the dilating drops. I did just come from my...

I do have a small part of my iris stuck to my lens from the first episode, could that be the pigmented cells he was referring to? I just heard him saying it to the resident as he was looking into my eye, he didn't say it to me. I didn't ask any questions about it. Now you've got me wondering!

The specialist said it looked better, just some pigmented cells. I am starting to taper off the Durezol and quit using the dilating drops. I have to follow-up in two weeks either with him or my local doctor. I think the local doctor since it doesn't require so much time off work. I felt better but h...

Thanks! I'm giving it a go.

The doctor's office left a voicemail today, they want me to use Durezol 6 times a day. I'm feeling reluctant because I believe that it caused my headache/nausea last week. Has anyone else had similar issues with this medication? Is it safe to use that many times per day?

I went back to the eye doctor today and the pressure was 16. She has referred me to the specialist in Chicago because it isn't getting better as quickly as she'd like. There is some improvement from last Monday, but not enough. I don't have dry eye, so the testing for Sjogren's seems like it was unn...

Hi Mike, I can't get these links to work. I saw another post about eye pain where you mentioned that moving to a new server caused some of the links to be bad. It could also be that they have moved the page. I don't have insurance and now have been diagnosed with chronic Iritis. I did see the NORD's...

Yes, when I saw the doctor Monday, she said to do the dilating drops as well. I'm using brand name steroid drops, Durezol, 4 times a day. I do shake it up, but not for 3 minutes. I'll try to remember to shake it longer! My eye pain has worsened the last few days and I've had some nausea. I called th...

I was diagnosed in early October 2014. It was particularly severe, and took a few months to get better. I finally was steroid free for about a month, and then all of a sudden, my eye was red next to my Iris and I had that same pain. I went to the eye doctor and they didn't see any white blood cells....