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Iritis flare up 3 times since december (dec., april, august). had blood work up done. nothing came back positive. can iritis be unexplained?

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Iritis: Each disease has its cause. It may be not be known but it exists. Your iritis has a cause but to date it's not been discovered.

Answered 9/7/2013

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Yes: Unexplaied iritis is known as "idiopathic" and is a very common entity. If you wanted a second opinion, you would see an uveitis specialist.

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Answered 9/28/2016

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