scleritis
Sign in to saveScleritis is a serious inflammatory disease that affects the white outer coating of the eye, known as the sclera. The disease is often contracted through association with other diseases of the body, such as granulomatosis with polyangiitis or rheumatoid arthritis. There are three types of scleritis: diffuse scleritis (the most common), nodular scleritis, and necrotizing scleritis (the most severe). Scleritis may be the first symptom of onset of connective tissue disease.
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- Scleritis
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- In this picture, the eyeball shows a large red inflamed spot on its sclera, a symptom of scleritis, just left of the iris.
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- Inflammation of entire thickness of the sclera
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- Ophthalmology, Optometry
- Medical condition (new).symptoms
- Eye redness, pain, photophobia, tearing, decrease in visual acuity
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- 30 - 60 years of age
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- Female gender
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- Episcleritis
- Medical condition (new).treatment
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Surgery (rarely needed)
- Medical condition (new).frequency
- Uncommon
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Scleritis is a serious inflammatory disease that affects the white outer coating of the eye, known as the sclera. The disease is often contracted through association with other diseases of the body, such as granulomatosis with polyangiitis or rheumatoid arthritis. There are three types of scleritis: diffuse scleritis (the most common), nodular scleritis, and necrotizing scleritis (the most severe). Scleritis may be the first symptom of onset of connective tissue disease.
Episcleritis is inflammation of the episclera, a less serious condition that seldom develops into scleritis.