Traumatic iritis - External and Internal Eye
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Synopsis

Typical symptoms include:
- Photophobia, especially with miosis, and pain in the traumatized eye when light is shined in either eye
- Dull or aching pain
- Tearing
- Visual disturbances / floaters
- Decreased visual acuity
Codes
ICD10CM:H20.00 – Unspecified acute and subacute iridocyclitis
SNOMEDCT:
417020006 – Traumatic iritis
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Differential Diagnosis & Pitfalls
- Traumatic corneal abrasion – diagnosed on slit lamp examination with fluorescein
- Traumatic microhyphema
- Other nontraumatic causes of anterior uveitis:
- HLA-B27 associated uveitis
- Anterior uveitis associated with ankylosing spondylitis
- Anterior uveitis associated with psoriatic arthritis
- Anterior uveitis associated with herpetic eye infections
- Idiopathic anterior uveitis
- Traumatic retinal detachment – may also present with cells in the anterior chamber
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Last Reviewed:08/13/2019
Last Updated:08/18/2019
Last Updated:08/18/2019