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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 ...
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 ...
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]
Limbal rings are circular areas of pigment around your iris (the colored part of your eye). Your cornea, which is the membrane that covers your eye like a lens, and the sclera, the white part of ...
The iris ( pl.: irides or irises) is a thin, annular structure in the eye in most mammals and birds, responsible for controlling the diameter and size of the pupil, and thus the amount of light reaching the retina. In optical terms, the pupil is the eye's aperture, while the iris is the diaphragm. Eye color is defined by the iris.
A person with differently colored eyes or eyes that are more than one color has heterochromia. Learn more about the symptoms, types, risk factors, causes, diagnosis, and treatment.
Illustration of an iris flower with highlighted parts of the flower. Irises are perennial plants, growing from creeping rhizomes (rhizomatous irises) or, in drier climates, from bulbs (bulbous irises). They have long, erect flowering stems which may be simple or branched, solid or hollow, and flattened or have a circular cross-section.
This is known as acquired heterochromia, and it may occur from an underlying condition such as: eye injury. eye inflammation. bleeding in the eye. tumors of the iris. Horner’s syndrome ...