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There is a true uveitis specialist/ocular immunologist in Michigan that I can recommend to you. She trained under Dr Foster at Harvard/MERSI. let me know if you need help. often an Ahmed valve is implanted in uveitis patients. you may require another drug be added such as Remicade or Humira to the M...

you indicate you are in Vancouver, is this Washington or Canada? in Canada, get to DR Wade in Washington go to Dr Rosenbaum at casey eye institute in Portland, Oregon. there are over 85 different cause of iritis. some are pathogens, some are inflammatory disease processes and some are autoimmune in ...

you can see DR Dino Klisovic in Columbus, Ohio who trained under DR Foster. contact information at http://www.uveitis.org in the PATIENT information section of the site. DR Debra Goldstein and Dr Tessler are in Chicago area too. DR Foster's site is the above link. he is in The Boston, MASS, area. yo...

it is probably coincidental that your Ipad and iritis occurred at the same time. you have psoriasis and either the HLA B27 haplotype is present or the IL23R receptor is on your cells that has lead to your iritis. be aware that you can get uveitis in the middle and back of your eyes as well and the s...

it might be more appropriate to go to an NSAID such as Celebrex, Dolobid or Naproxen at prescription strength for six months to see if it can quiet your eyes down. if it does you say at prescription strength for two years before tapering off. personally I would NOT stay on a drop a day indefinitely ...

Durezol can cause glaucoma to occur within a couple of weeks. it does calm inflammation quickly in some individuals but when one has recurrent or chronic uveitis the goal is to get you 'off all steroids without inflammation' and then move on to other medications to keep the eye quiet. underlying sys...

Contact DR Rosenbaum at Casey eye institute in the Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Clinic. his is a rheumatologist and expert in diagnosis and treatment of this stuff and can supervise treatment with the drugs and drug combinations required to stop the inflammatory processes. wishing you the very best...

dilating drugs or even cocaine applied directly to the eye can sometimes break the adhesion depending on how bit it is. sometimes one has to wait until cataract surgery is done to break this adhesion.

what is the 'underlying cause' of your uveitis?

this is possible detaching vitreous or optic neuritis. if you start seeing a lot of larger BLACK dots, it could be bleeding so get to the hospital. so that laser can be done to seal off the bleeding. if you see loss of vision it could be developing Cystoid macular edema with the fluttering or epiret...

yes they are linked through the IL23R receptor that causes inflammation through the IL17 pathway of inflammation. if you have failed methotrexate then the IL23R blocking drug Stelara may stop the recurrent nature of this. you are very young and may well have a VERY long history of uveitis which can ...

Hashimoto's, Psoriasis and iritis are linked to the IL23R receptor that triggers inflammation. If you have moderate to severe Plaque psoriasis the drug Stelara which blocks the IL23R receptor MIGHT calm things down. one must try other drugs such as Methotrexate without relief in order to get the Ste...

ask to see DR Victor Perez at BP.

mike

your vision could return to about normal in a few weeks once you are off all steroids and off the dilating drops. you may require new prescription lenses however from time to time to keep it 'normal'. always buy 'insurance' for your glasses as your vision could change every few months with this stuf...

often pain is associated with adhesion between the iris and the lens from what is known as synechia formation, basically pus like accumulation. getting inflammation down is key to getting the pain to go away in most cases. brow pain can also be present. if you see 'flashes of light' this could be si...

I note that you are in Florida, suggest you contact DR Janet Davis or Victor Perez at Bascom Palmer Eye institute. contact information at http://www.uveitis.org on the Specialist list located in the Patient information section of the site. but If you are located somewhere else (unclear from your pos...