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Scleritis - Symptom

Alternative Names

Inflammation - sclera

Symptoms:

Blurred vision
Eye pain - severe
Red patches on the normally white part of the eye
Sensitivity to light - very painful
Tearing of the eye

Signs and tests:

Eye examination
Physical examination and blood tests to look for or rule out underlying causes

Eye

Reviewed last on: 8/22/2008
Paul B. Griggs, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Galor A, Thorne JE. Scleritis and peripheral ulcerative keratitis. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2007 Nov;33(4):835-54, vii. Review.

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