I've recently joined the forums so thought I would introduce myself and share my own experiences of iritis.
I've now had 3 flare ups in the past 18 months. The first came on the day I completed my research degree in May 2010, just weeks before I was due to move house. It was a persistent case and the stress of trying to deal with it while moving across the country (and moving from a very efficient and understanding eye dept. to one that was the opposite) nearly finished me off! It finally settled in Oct 2010 after a combination of steroid drops, injections and tablets.
I then had another flare up in March of this year, which again was fairly aggressive (needing an injection to settle) but which abated after a couple of months of drops. After this flare up I was diagnosed as HLA-B27+.
My third came in August, which was another persistent case - incredibly red and painful. This time I had the usual drops and injection, although I found over the counter NSAIDs to be very effective in treating the symptoms.
So, I'm very much an iritis beginner, and just trying to figure out how to manage the condition long term and look at alternatives to being "patched up" with steroids every time it happens. Looking forward to learning more from your own experiences.
Nice to meet you all
