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Iritis is when your iris, the colored part of your eye, gets inflamed. It can be a serious problem, leading to vision loss and blindness. Learn more about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis ...
Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome ( IRIS) is a condition seen in some cases of HIV/AIDS or immunosuppression, in which the immune system begins to recover, but then responds to a previously acquired opportunistic infection with an overwhelming inflammatory response that paradoxically makes the symptoms of infection worse. [1]
The bottom line. Iritis is inflammation of your iris that often develops with no apparent cause. Autoimmune reactions, genetic factors, and injuries can all contribute to the development of iritis ...
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Blue rings around the iris are caused by cholesterol deposits in the eye. The deposits are actually white or yellowish but can appear blue. This might sound dangerous, but it isn’t. Researchers ...
Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome ( IFIS) is a complication that may occur during cataract extraction in certain patients. This syndrome is characterized by a flaccid iris which billows in response to ordinary intraocular fluid currents, a propensity for this floppy iris to prolapse towards the area of cataract extraction during surgery, and ...
The SI comprises a coherent system of units of measurement starting with seven base units, which are the second (symbol s, the unit of time ), metre (m, length ), kilogram (kg, mass ), ampere (A, electric current ), kelvin (K, thermodynamic temperature ), mole (mol, amount of substance ), and candela (cd, luminous intensity ).
Brain Injury or Disease. Pressure that builds inside your brain after a head injury, stroke, or tumor can damage the muscles in your iris that normally make your pupils open and close. One or both ...