eye disorders
Scleritis
Symptoms and Signs of Scleritis
Scleritis causes pain (often characterized as a deep, boring ache) severe enough to interfere with sleep and appetite. Photophobia and lacrimation may occur. Hyperemic patches develop deep beneath the bulbar conjunctiva and are more violaceous than those of Episcleritis or In severe cases of necrotizing scleritis, perforation of the globe and loss of the eye may result. Systemic rheumatic disease occurs in 20% of patients with diffuse or nodular scleritis and in 50% of patients with necrotizing scleritis. Necrotizing scleritis in patients with systemic rheumatic disease signals underlying Overview of Vasculitis . Clinicians should carefully consider infection in patients with necrotizing scleritis, because infectious scleritis may manifest similarly and because infection may complicate necrotizing scleritis. 