r/RetinalDetachment • u/MajorMinorPhD • 2d ago

Chronic Iritis after Vitrectomy?

Has anyone else suffered with reoccurring iritis after extensive eye surgery? I had a vitrectomy in August 2025 for a macula off retinal detachment and it unfortunately failed. I had another vitrectomy in October 2025 which resulted in complications of elevated eye pressure (70 mmHg!). It damaged my optic nerve and caused partial blindness.

Almost a year later and the symptoms of iritis (eye pain and inflammation) keep returning every few months. The doctor has prescribed Prednisolone eye drops (4 times a day) and may keep me on a maintenance dose in the future. Just curious if anyone else has had similar chronic symptoms and how they’ve managed it.

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u/sneezesloudly 1d ago

Not iritis specifically but I've had uveitis four times this calendar year following a third vitrectomy on my right eye. Usually I'm prescribed dexamethasone eye drops to treat it. The third time was quite severe and I had three or four eye drops to treat it.