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Thanks Mike. He is in excellent hands. " Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, which serves as the Department of Ophthalmology for the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida, is recognized as one of the world's finest and most progressive centers for ophthalmic care, research an...

It is iritis after all. I had my doubts because he was not complaining of pain. In fact, I almost canceled the appointment.

Thanks for your help and the push to have him examined. We are fortunate to live close to the University of Miami and some excellent doctors.

I went ahead and made an appointment for him. He will be seen in the morning. My son is 12. He has juvenile spondyloarthropathy. He has never had iritis before, but we are well aware of the risk with spondys. His eyes are re-evaluated every 6 months - they were fine in August. (I know that doesn't m...

Could floaters in a child's field of vision be a sign/symptom of iritis? My son has never experienced iritis, but he is monitored for it due to his juvenile spondyloarthropathy. He is HLA-B27 positive. Over the past several days (less then a week) he has been talking more and more about "spots&...

I have a son with juvenile spondylitis (HLA-B27+). His rheumatologist requested a base-line eye exam and suggested we establish a relationship with a good pediatric opthmologist due to the risk of acute iritis/uveitis with spondy. My brothers (also w/spondy) get iritis fairly often. The rheumatologi...

I have a son with juvenile spondylitis (HLA-B27+). His rheumatologist requested a base-line eye exam and suggested we establish a relationship with a good pediatric opthmologist due to the risk of acute iritis/uveitis with spondy. My brothers (also w/spondy) get iritis fairly often. The rheumatologi...

Could this be the Dr Perez you are looking for?? http://www.bpei.med.miami.edu/site/find/find_results_doc.asp?doc_id=93&old=1 I was told he has office hours in Miami and Palm Beach Gardens. The PBG office is beautiful, brand new and a lot easier to find then the Miami office. Closer to you too!