esclerite

Key facts

Medical condition (new).name

Scleritis

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Medical condition (new).alt

In this picture, the eyeball shows a large red inflamed spot on its sclera, a symptom of scleritis, just left of the iris.

Medical condition (new).caption

Inflammation of entire thickness of the sclera

Medical condition (new).field

Ophthalmology, Optometry

Medical condition (new).symptoms

Eye redness, pain, photophobia, tearing, decrease in visual acuity

Medical condition (new).onset

30 - 60 years of age

Medical condition (new).risks

Female gender

Medical condition (new).differential

Episcleritis

Medical condition (new).treatment

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Surgery (rarely needed)

Medical condition (new).frequency

Uncommon

via Wikipedia infobox

• Necrotizing Scleritis: A Review.Ocular immunology and inflammation · 2024
• [Diagnosis and treatment of episcleritis and scleritis].Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft · 2016
• [Scleritis and episcleritis].La Revue de medecine interne · 2023
• Scleritis.Survey of ophthalmology · 2005
• Syphilitic scleritis and episcleritis: A review.Asia-Pacific journal of ophthalmology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2024

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