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Question from : sheryl

What is iritis? What is the cause of it? What are the symptoms?

Dr. Webber:

Iritis is an inflammation of the inside part of the eye up front. It may be caused by trauma, infection, disease, or idiopathic ( for no reason). Treatment includes steroid eye drops, and keeping the eye dilated.

Question from : t. rogers

My 9 month old has one brown eye and one eye that is half brown and half blue. Is this a symptom of any diseases?

Dr. Webber:

If he was born that way, then it is called Heterochromia and is normal. If it changed to become that way, then see your eye doctor because it may be a sign of trouble.

   When glaucoma strikes, it injures the optic nerve, causing what was always thought to be irreversible damage. However, researchers at the Schepens Eye Institute, in Boston, recently rebuilt a mouses optic nerve by manipulating the genes that block nerve growth, and removing areas of scar tissue. They believe this procedure could eventually lead to a cure for the disease.

   When melanoma of the eye spreads to the liver, patients have few good options. Surgery is frequently impossible, and chemotherapy hasnt proven effective. However, by simultaneously revving up the immune system and choking off the tumors oxygen supply, oncologists at Jefferson Medical College and the Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson in Philadelphia may have found a better way to battle this deadly cancer.

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    A green laser pointer may be great for punctuating presentations, but mind the eyes. A Mayo Clinic study found that retinas can be harmed by exposures as brief as 60 seconds.

   Research has indicated that a tie that is on too snug can increase the risk of glaucoma in men.

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