Will also reduce ciliary body induced pain. Pregnancy C - Safety for use during pregnancy has not been established. Reexamine the patient 2-3 weeks after all medications have been tapered to ensure that no residual inflammation exists. Consultations to other subspecialists should be arranged, if warranted, from information obtained during the patient s history. Recurrent episodes of iritis, and subsequent therapy, may lead to cataract formation and to glaucoma development.
Most patients can expect to have a recurrence of iritis.
Overall, visual prognosis for patients with recurrent iritis is very good in the absence of either cataract or glaucoma. Instruct the patient to begin installation of the steroid at the first sign of an iritis flare. The patient should come to the office as soon as possible to confirm the presence or absence of the iritis. Because uveitis may be part of a systemic syndrome, it is critical to perform a full review of systems. Failure to do so may cause one to miss a systemic process.