SCLERITIS

Riya kumar
Roll no 176
CONTENTS

● ETIOLOGY
● TYPES
● CLINICAL FEATURES
● COMPLICATIONS
ETIOLOGY
Overall about 50% cases of scleritis are associated with some systemic
diseases,

Common conditions are as follows:

1. Autoimmune collagen disorders, like rheumatoid arthritis ,anulomatosis,

polyarteritis nodosa (PAN), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and
ankylosing spondylitis.

2. Metabolic disorders like gout and thyrotoxicosis

3. infections, particularly herpes zoster ophthalmicus, chronic staphylococcal

and streptococcal infection have also been known to cause infectious scleritis

4. Granulomatous diseases like tuberculosis, syphilis, sarcoidosis, leprosy

 CLASSIFICATION
Types of scleritis:

1. Anterior non-necrotising.

2. Anterior necrotizing:
• With inflammation → Associated with Rheumatoid ar- thritis,
wegeners granulomatosis, Polyarteritis nodosa.

• Without inflammation/Scleromalacia perforans (white eye, diagnosed late,

complication → Perforation of sclera)

3. Posterior scleritis

4. Infecious scleritis