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Symptoms and causes of corneal inflammation or iris inflammation (iritis)?
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See details: The exact location of inflammation can be determined by the ophthalmologist using a slit lamp. The causes are varied.
Answered 4/26/2019
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Ophthalmologist: Only an ophthalmologist is going to be able to sort this out, and pretty easily. Yes, there are literally thousands of causes of these conditions.
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