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The term iritis literally translated means the inflammation ("itis") of the iris (the blue, brown, hazel, etc., colored part of the eye). However, in actuality, it can also be used to describe any inflammation in the front part of the eye.
It is important to note that iritis is an inflammatory condition and not an infectious one. Which means a patient with iritis is not contagious. It is very important to take the eye medication your doctor prescribes. Not doing so can threaten the health and vision of the eye. A patient with iritis usually is light sensitive and describes an eye that aches. The prescribed medication almost always relieves these symptoms over the course of a couple of days.