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Symptoms include photophobia, redness, watering of the eyes, lacrimation, constriction of the pupil, and blurred vision. Iridocyclitis is usually caused by direct exposure of the eyes to chemicals, particularly lacrimators . It can be effectively treated with tropane alkaloids or steroids.

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 , Behçet'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.

Treatment

To immobilize the irisiris is the grey-brown area. The other structures visible are the transparent pupil (showing as black), the white outer sclera, of which the central part, the cornea, is transparent. In anatomy, the iris (correct classical plural, irides is the most visib and decrease pain, one may find tropane alkaloids effective, particularly scopolamineScopolamine also known as hyoscine is an alkaloid drug obtained from plants of the Solanaceae family (Nightshade), such as henbane or jimson weed Datura stramonium . It is part of the secondary metabolites of plants. It is structurally similar to the neur and atropineAtropine is an alkaloid extracted from the deadly nightshade Atropa belladonna and other plants of the family Solanaceae''. It is part of the secondary metabolites of plants. It has diverse uses in medicine. Uses Mydriatic The main use of atropine is in d in .25% and 1% concentrations respectively. Topical steroids may be used to decrease inflammation, particularly prednisolonePrednisolone is a synthetic corticosteroid drug which is usually taken orally and can be used for a large number of different conditions. It has a mainly glucocorticoid effect. The related substance prednisone is a pro-drug that is converted by the liver and dexamethasoneChemical structure of dexamethasone Dexamethasone is a synthetic member of the glucocorticoid class of hormones. It is about 40 times stronger than hydrocortisone. Its chemical name is 9-Fluoro-11ss,17,21-trihydroxy-16a-methylpregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione''.

See also: inflammation, uvea