In iridocyclitis (synonyms: Acute iridocyclitis; Acute iritis; Acute anterior uveitis; Acute cyclitis; Allergic iridocyclitis; Begleitiritis; Chronic iridocyclitis; Chronic cyclitis; Cyclitis – cf. Cyclitis; Endogenous iridocyclitis; Inflammation of the uveal tract; Fibrinous iritis; Fuchs heterochromic cyclitis; Fuchs III syndrome [heterochromic cyclitis]; Granulomatous iridocyclitis; Granulomatous iritis; Heterochromic uveitis; Heterochromic cyclitis; Heterochromia in iritis; Heterochromia in uveitis; Hypopyon; Hypopyon of anterior chamber of eye; Iridocyclitis; Iridocyclitis in hypopyon; Iridocyclitis with lens induration; Iris abscess; Iritis; Keratoiritis; Keratouveitis; Nongranulomatous iridocyclitis; Phacogenic iridocyclitis; Iridocorneal abscess; Iridocyclitis; Recurrent iridocyclitis; Recurrent iritis; Recurrent anterior uveitis; Recurrent cyclitis; Serous iritis; Radiculitis; Subacute iridocyclitis; Subacute iritis; Subacute anterior uveitis; Subacute cyclitis; Uveal inflammation a. n.k. Uveitis; Uveitis anterior; Uveokeratitis; Ciliary body abscess; Ciliary body inflammation; Cyclitis; ICD-10-GM H20: Iridocyclitis) is an inflammation of the iris (iris) and ciliary body (anatomy: Corpus ciliare (ciliary or ray body); it is a section of the median eye skin; this serves to suspend the lens and adjust its accommodation/refractive power) of the eye.
Iridocyclitis represents the most common form of uveitis (inflammation of the middle skin of the eye, which consists of the choroid, the corpus ciliare and the iris). In most cases, the inflammation is not infectious.
Iridocyclitis usually occurs acutely, and in one quarter of cases it is chronic.
The incidence (frequency of new cases) of all uveitides is about 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants per year (in Central Europe and the USA), of which about 70% are iridocyclitis.
Course and prognosis: If iridocyclitis is not treated, it can lead to cataract (cataract) or glaucoma (glaucoma). Therefore, early initiation of therapy is important. Iridocyclitis may have underlying internal causes that require further evaluation.
