Iridocyclitis

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Iridocyclitis
Classification & external
resources

ICD-10

H20

ICD-9

364.0

Iridocyclitis, a type of anterior uveitis, is a condition in which the uvea of the eye suffers
inflammation.

Contents
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1 Symptoms
2 Causes
3 Types
4 Treatment

5 See also

[edit] Symptoms
Symptoms include:

photophobia
redness
watering of the eyes
lacrimation
miosis, constriction of the pupil
blurred vision

[edit] Causes
Iridocyclitis is usually caused by direct exposure of the eyes to chemicals, particularly
lacrimators.

[edit] Types

There are six classifications of iridocyclitis.

Acute or Chronic

Acute: sudden symptomatic onset, lasting no more than six weeks.

Chronic: Persisting for more than six weeks, possibly asymptomatic. Chronic
iridocyclitis is usually associated with systemic disorders including ankylosing
spondylitis, Behet's syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, juvenile rheumatoid
arthritis, Reiter's syndrome, sarcoidosis, syphilis, tuberculosis, and Lyme disease.

Exogenous or Endogenous

Exogenous: related to external damage to the uvea or invasion of external

microbes.

Endogenous: related to internal microbes.

Granulomatous or Non-granulomatous

Granulomatous: accompanied by large keratotic precipitates.

Non-granulomatous: accompanied by smaller keratotic precipitates.

[edit] Treatment
It can be effectively treated with tropane alkaloids or steroids.
To immobilize the iris and decrease pain, one may find tropane alkaloids effective,
particularly scopolamine and atropine in .25% and 1% concentrations respectively.
Topical steroids may be used to decrease inflammation, particularly prednisolone and
dexamethasone.

[edit] See also

iritis
inflammation
uvea
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Pathology of the eye (primarily H00-H59, 360-379)

Eyelid, lacrimal

Stye - Chalazion - Blepharitis - Entropion - Ectropion -

Lagophthalmos - Blepharochalasis - Ptosis - Xanthelasma Trichiasis - Dacryoadenitis - Epiphora - Exophthalmos Enophthalmos

Conjunctiva
Conjunctivitis - Pterygium - Subconjunctival hemorrhage
Scleritis - Keratitis - Corneal ulcer - Snow blindness Thygeson's superficial punctate keratopathy - Fuchs' dystrophy Sclera and cornea Keratoconus - Keratoconjunctivitis sicca - Arc eye Keratoconjunctivitis - Corneal neovascularization - KayserFleischer ring - Arcus senilis
Iritis - Uveitis - Iridocyclitis - Hyphema - Persistent pupillary
Iris and ciliary body
membrane
Lens
Cataract - Aphakia
Retinal detachment - Retinoschisis - Retinopathy (Hypertensive
retinopathy, Diabetic retinopathy, Retinopathy of prematurity) Choroid and retina
Macular degeneration - Retinitis pigmentosa - Macular edema Epiretinal membrane - Macular pucker
Optic nerve and visual
Optic neuritis - Papilledema - Optic atrophy
pathways
Paralytic strabismus: Ophthalmoparesis - Progressive external
ophthalmoplegia - Palsy (III, IV, VI) - Kearns-Sayre syndrome
system and orbit

Other strabismus: Esotropia/Exotropia - Hypertropia Heterophoria (Esophoria, Exophoria) - Brown's syndrome Duane syndrome

Ocular muscles,
binocular movement,
accommodation and
Other binocular: Conjugate gaze palsy - Convergence
refraction
insufficiency - Internuclear ophthalmoplegia - One and a half
syndrome
Refractive error: Hyperopia/Myopia - Astigmatism Anisometropia/Aniseikonia - Presbyopia
Amblyopia - Leber's congenital amaurosis - Subjective
(Asthenopia, Hemeralopia, Photophobia, Scintillating scotoma) Visual disturbances Diplopia - Scotoma - Anopsia (Binasal hemianopsia, Bitemporal
and blindness
hemianopsia, Homonymous hemianopsia, Quadrantanopia) Color blindness (Achromatopsia) - Nyctalopia - Blindness/Low
vision
Anisocoria - Argyll Robertson pupil - Marcus Gunn
Pupil
pupil/Marcus Gunn phenomenon - Adie syndrome
Infectious diseases Trachoma - Onchocerciasis
Nystagmus - Glaucoma - Floater - Leber's hereditary optic
Other
neuropathy - Red eye - Keratomycosis - Xerophthalmia Aniridia
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