Isn iritis due to an infection?
Few cases of iritis are caused by infection, although infection is a rare cause. The -itis suffix actually denotes inflammation, which is not the same as infection. Infection is caused by an external organism invading the body. Inflammation is one response of the body to infection. Unfortunately, inflammation may occur when the body’s immune system targets itself inappropriately. In most cases of iritis, it is the inappropriate targeting which occurs.
