Iritis

An acute or chronic inflammation of the iris, often associated with anterior uveitis, characterized by ocular pain, ciliary injection, photophobia, and possible visual impairment. Possible causes are autoimmune disease (ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn's disease, ulcerative coliti, sarcoidosis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis), eye trauma, infections (shingles, herpes simplex, tuberculosis, syphilis).