iritis
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He was also suffering from attacks of iritis in both eyes, and had undergone a painful surgery, without effective anesthesia, whereby his cornea was sliced and a small piece of iris extracted.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 16, 2014
But iritis, a chronic eye ailment that was the residue of an earlier bout with rheumatic fever, ended his schooling.
From Time Magazine Archive
Frederick Bricker of Hollywood, Calif. Results of unclean mouths: "Anemia, appendicitis, gastritis, nephritis, cystitis, myocarditis, iritis, encephalitis, gastric ulcers and a nasty disposition."
From Time Magazine Archive
Then iritis, a chronic eye inflammation, forced him to quit school.
From Time Magazine Archive
The winter before, I had a severe attack of iritis, which left my eyes in a very demoralized condition.
From Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 by Hoar, George Frisbie
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