Iritis
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What is iritis?
Iritis is inflammation predominantly located in the iris of the eye. Acute iritis usually responds well to treatment. Chronic iritis can linger for months or longer and may lead to visual impairment. Iritis may be due to an infection, genetic predisposition or an underlying autoimmune condition.
Common symptoms reported by people with iritis
Treatments taken by people for iritis
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Compare treatments taken by people with iritis
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have iritis through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with iritis? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has iritis on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 20 say iritis is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 1 | |
| 30s | 3 | |
| 40s | 6 | |
| 50s | 4 | |
| 60s | 5 | |
| 70+ | 13 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 3 | |
| 20-29 years | 4 | |
| 30-39 years | 1 | |
| 40-49 years | 1 | |
| 50-59 years | 3 | |
| 60-69 years | 0 | |
| 70+ years | 2 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 15 | |
| Female | 56 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 50 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 0 |