Your 27 year-old sister is visiting and requests you to provide refills of dexamethasone and homotropine ophthalmic drops for her. What condition is most likely being treated?
A. conjunctivitis
B. glaucoma
C. iritis
D. Herpes keratitis
E. blepharitis
Answer: C, iritis
Iritis is treated with steroid drops (dexamethasone) and miotic drops *homotropine, like atropine (to constrict and fix the pupil to help the pain and open the angle until the iritis is resolved)
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