This is a very uncommon cause of iritis. It is a disease which more commonly affects the eye in other ways.
Infection by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae which is related to the tuberculosis bacterium.
| Hard lumps on the skin |
| Areas of skin with less pigment and with less sensation |
| Loss of sensation |
| Thickening of facial skin |
| Dry eyes |
| Brow loss |
| Nerve problems resulting in double vision |
| Corneal involvment |
| Nodular / diffuse inflamation of the sclera (scleritis) |
| Iritis (may be acute or chronic in onset) |
| Posterior uveitis |
| Iris atrophy |
| Cataract due to chronic iritis |
| Antibiotics (dampsone, rifampcin) for years |
| Cataract extraction |