eye disorders
Interstitial Keratitis
Introduction
Interstitial keratitis is a serious eye disorder that involves inflammation of the middle layers of the cornea (the clear layer in front of the iris and pupil). It usually occurs in people who have had eye infections. Symptoms include tearing, eye pain, blurred vision, and increased sensitivity to bright light in one or both eyes. Diagnosis is by a doctor's evaluation and blood tests to rule out other diseases. Doctors treat the underlying infection. Interstitial keratitis is rare in the United States. Most cases occur in children or adolescents as a complication of Syphilis in Newborns . Other causes of interstitial keratitis include 