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A member asked:
How often and for how long should i be taking atropine drops for iritis? when should the discomfort and light sensitivity go away?
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Depends: You probably are seeing an ophthalmologist (I hope not an optometrist) for this potentially serious medical condition. Atropine helps by relaxing the internal eye muscles and also helping to prevent internal adhesions (synechia) between the iris and the lens. Atropine helps as long as the inflammation continues which depends mostly on the response to steroids which I assume you are also taking.
Answered 9/28/2016
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