new diagnosis
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 7:16 pm
I am Kelly the mother of a 9yo, A, who was diagnosed with iritis yesterday (12/20/2007) It has happened at the end of a week of chicken pox. He was complaining that bright lights hurt his eyes, espically left, and it was all red. The clinic sent us to the opthmalogist for a same day appointment. A has it in both eyes he recieved dialating drops and a prescription for steriod eye drops 4x/day. After one day the right eye showed improvement but not the left.
I am wonering what to expect. A is now on a 2 week winter break from school. Is it likely to cleared up by then? will this be a life long tendancy? I realize these can not be answered specifically as every case is likely different, it is just something I have never heard of and feel thrown for a loop here, espically reading of those with it lasting years. A also has an autistic spectum disorder and is struggling in school only at a 1st grade reading level while in the 4th grade.
Oh it was acute iiritis 1 in the right eye and 2 in the left. I could see the computer moniter while the dr was entering info. How long is appropriate teatment with a general opthamoligist (sp?) before seeking someone specialized in this? We are in the Minnesota Twin City area.
Also my 2 yo has a red eye and is rubbing it alot. There is very little gunky matter collecting. The dr looked at him today too. There are no sores on his eye, but he would not cooperate with the --- is it called a slit microscope? exam portion. so we are just watching it for now, may treat with steriods propholatically. 2 yr old also is just finishing chicken pox.
I am going to cross post this in the pediatric section, but general disc seemed more active. The stickies on eye drops seem very useful and I will be playing eye dr with my little one too. Thanks for such a good collection of information.
Thanks for your time in reading this.
I am wonering what to expect. A is now on a 2 week winter break from school. Is it likely to cleared up by then? will this be a life long tendancy? I realize these can not be answered specifically as every case is likely different, it is just something I have never heard of and feel thrown for a loop here, espically reading of those with it lasting years. A also has an autistic spectum disorder and is struggling in school only at a 1st grade reading level while in the 4th grade.
Oh it was acute iiritis 1 in the right eye and 2 in the left. I could see the computer moniter while the dr was entering info. How long is appropriate teatment with a general opthamoligist (sp?) before seeking someone specialized in this? We are in the Minnesota Twin City area.
Also my 2 yo has a red eye and is rubbing it alot. There is very little gunky matter collecting. The dr looked at him today too. There are no sores on his eye, but he would not cooperate with the --- is it called a slit microscope? exam portion. so we are just watching it for now, may treat with steriods propholatically. 2 yr old also is just finishing chicken pox.
I am going to cross post this in the pediatric section, but general disc seemed more active. The stickies on eye drops seem very useful and I will be playing eye dr with my little one too. Thanks for such a good collection of information.
Thanks for your time in reading this.