Cyclitis in terms of medical science can be defined as inflammation of eye’s ciliary body. The inflammation results redness of sclera near to cornea region of the eye. Direct and over exposure of eyes to certain chemicals is the reason behind cyclitis. The vulnerable chemicals behind cyclitis are tear gas and zoster.

 Cyclitis develops symptoms like red eyes, excessive tearing, blurred vision, constriction in the pupil and photophobia. There are six types of cyclitis. They are acute, chronic, exogenous, endogenous, granulomatous and non-granulomatous. Of them, acute cyclitis is the least dangerous and self healing in nature. Chronic cyclitis can create very serious complications and systematic disorders. Cyclitis is curable. But early diagnosis and prompt treatment is required to get the desired result. Hence, when you experience one of the above symptoms, consulting your eye doctor immediately is a wise decision.

To treat Cyclitis, doctors generally use tropane alkaloids and several steroids. Tropane alkaloids have the potential to reduce the pain by immobilizing iris. Commonly used alkaloids for this purpose are scopolamine and atropine. Steroids of tropical nature are immensely beneficial to reduce the inflammation. Popular steroid used to heal cyclitis are prednisolone and dexamethasone. Doctors use subconjunctival steroid injection if the person is experiencing severe pain.