My iritis
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My iritis
I am new to this forum. Just found it last night as I was searching things regarding iritis. I had cataract surgery last Sept. (2011) and have had iritis ever since. I guess the trama of surgery triggered it. I am at my witts end with it. I have used so many drops it is rediculous. My doctor has checked me for some things but feels there must be an underlying cause and is now sending me to a rheumatologist for further examination and testing I guess. I would like to hear from anyone with this problem especially those who have had it a long time and please relate what meds/drops you are currently using or perhaps if it has been "cured" you can tell me what was done. I appreciate any info passed along to me. Thanks so much. Looking forward to hearing from some of you.
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Mike Bartolatz
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Re: My iritis
cure depends on cause and how it was treated. if a bacteria or virus is the culprit, then antibiotics or antivirals may help, if it is caused by a fungus or mold that can be very difficult to treat.
you reallly need an Ocular immunologist on your team to figure this out for you. rarely does a rheumatologist know anything about uveitis and how to effectively treat it. there is a list of these specialists at http://www.uveitis.org in the PATIENT information section of the site. You will most likely have to travel to see one of these very rare ophthalmologists.
surgery is trauma and it can be difficult to control inflammation, usually steroid injections to tissue surrounding the eye are needed to quiet this down when topical steroid eyedrops don't get the job done. or oral steroids but when it just won't respond to these treatments one has to think about potential of pushing a staphlococus aureus or P. acnes into the eye during surgery or if you have herpes sx, that could be pushed into the eye too. other pathogens can be on the surface of the eye and can be kept at bay by our immune systems but when surgery is done and steroids are used to keep the immune system supressed all hell breaks loose if the pathogen gets pushed into the eye. the inside of the eye is like A petrie dish used to grow bacteria. they grow easily inside the eye because the immune system has a difficult time getting into the jelly like substance and the aqeous humor of the front of the eye where the anterior chamber is located.
please look up a specialist, make an appointment and go right away before this stuff does a lot of damage that can cost you permanent vision loss and even blindness if not treated properly. steroids need to be used minimally if possible as they also lead to Glaucoma and weak blood vessels in the eye which can burst.
take care,
mike
you reallly need an Ocular immunologist on your team to figure this out for you. rarely does a rheumatologist know anything about uveitis and how to effectively treat it. there is a list of these specialists at http://www.uveitis.org in the PATIENT information section of the site. You will most likely have to travel to see one of these very rare ophthalmologists.
surgery is trauma and it can be difficult to control inflammation, usually steroid injections to tissue surrounding the eye are needed to quiet this down when topical steroid eyedrops don't get the job done. or oral steroids but when it just won't respond to these treatments one has to think about potential of pushing a staphlococus aureus or P. acnes into the eye during surgery or if you have herpes sx, that could be pushed into the eye too. other pathogens can be on the surface of the eye and can be kept at bay by our immune systems but when surgery is done and steroids are used to keep the immune system supressed all hell breaks loose if the pathogen gets pushed into the eye. the inside of the eye is like A petrie dish used to grow bacteria. they grow easily inside the eye because the immune system has a difficult time getting into the jelly like substance and the aqeous humor of the front of the eye where the anterior chamber is located.
please look up a specialist, make an appointment and go right away before this stuff does a lot of damage that can cost you permanent vision loss and even blindness if not treated properly. steroids need to be used minimally if possible as they also lead to Glaucoma and weak blood vessels in the eye which can burst.
take care,
mike
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