Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Inflammation - sclera
Symptoms
Blurred vision -
Eye pain and tenderness - severe - Red patches on the normally white part of the eye
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Sensitivity to light - very painful Tearing of the eye
A rare form of this disease causes no eye pain or redness.
Signs and tests
Eye examination - Physical examination and blood tests to look for or rule out underlying causes
Images
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Scleritis Treatment
Review Date: 07/28/2010
Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of
Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of
Medicine; Franklin W. Lusby, MD, Ophthalmologist, Lusby Vision
Institute, La Jolla, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD,
MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
