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
Synechiae, though not of themselves causing impairment of vision, increase the risk that the eye runs from subsequent attacks of iritis.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
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