Scleritis: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
Scleritis often involves piercing pain in your eye that gets worse with eye movement. It can cause permanent damage and vision loss. Treatment options include nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and corticosteroids. It may be caused by an underlying inflammatory disease, fungus or injury. Scleritis should be treated.
What Is Scleritis? - American Academy of Ophthalmology
2024年11月13日 · When the sclera is swollen, red, tender, or painful (called inflammation), it is called scleritis. It is common for people with scleritis to have another disease, like rheumatoid arthritis or other autoimmune disease.
Scleritis: Symptoms, Causes, & Treatment - WebMD
2021年9月15日 · The white part of your eye (called the sclera) is a layer of tissue that protects the rest of your eye. When this area is inflamed and hurts, doctors call that condition scleritis.
Scleritis - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Scleritis is inflammation of the sclera, which is the white part of the eye. Wilmer Eye Institute ophthalmologist Meghan Berkenstock explains what you need to know about scleritis, which can be painful and, in some cases, lead to vision loss.
Scleritis and Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis - PMC - PubMed …
Scleritis and peripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK) can present as isolated conditions or as part of a systemic inflammatory or infectious disorder. Both are serious ocular conditions that can result in vision loss and therefore require early diagnosis and treatment.
Scleritis - EyeWiki
Scleritis, or inflammation of the sclera, can present as a painful red eye with or without vision loss. The most common form, anterior scleritis, is defined as scleral inflammation anterior to the extraocular recti muscles.
Scleritis: What Is It, Causes, Symptoms, and More | Osmosis
2024年6月7日 · Scleritis is an inflammatory condition affecting the sclera, the white part of the eye, characterized by pain, redness, and potential vision impairment. Scleritis is often associated with inflammatory and autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, vasculitides, and connective tissue disorders.
Scleritis: Risk Factors, Causes, and Symptoms - Healthline
2018年8月30日 · Scleritis is a disorder in which the sclera becomes severely inflamed and red. It can be very painful. Scleritis is believed to be the result of the body’s immune system overreacting.
Scleritis vs Episcleritis, Causes, Treatment & Eye Symptoms - MedicineNet
2023年5月9日 · Scleritis is a serious eye disease that is often associated with underlying autoimmune disorders. Scleritis is inflammation of the sclera, the white portion of the eye. The sclera is the tough, white fibrous outer wall layer of the eyeball. It is a type of connective tissue.
Quick Facts:Scleritis - Merck Manual Consumer Version
The sclera is the tough, white outer layer of your eye. Scleritis is severe, painful inflammation of the sclera. It can happen in one or both eyes and in part or all of the sclera. Severe scleritis can destroy your sclera and damage your vision