Traumatic iritis (a form of anterior uveitis a/k/a iridocyclitis): An inflammation of the anterior segment (front part) of the eye caused by blunt trauma. The inflammatory reaction causes increased permeability of the blood vessels in the anterior segment of the eye with release of inflammatory cells (WBCs). The signs are pain, photophobia (sensitivity to light), and redness of the eyes. The intraocular pressure (IOP), which is the pressure inside the eye, may be either:

a) elevated, due to blockage of the eye’s filtration system (known as the trabecular meshwork)—preventing the outflow of the fluid (aqueous or aqueous humor) from the eye, or

b) decreased, due to shutting down of the ciliary body, one function of which is to produce the aqueous inside the eye.

The treatment for traumatic iritis is corticosteroids and dilation of the pupil.

Traumatic iritis medical expert witness specialties include ophthalmology and ocular trauma.

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