Episcleritis & Scleritis Flashcards
1
Q
What is the presentation of episcleritis?
A
- Acute gritty pain
- Red eye
- Slight watering
- Normal vision
- Recurrent episodes
2
Q
What is the management of episcleritis?
A
*Self limiting
3
Q
What is the presentation of scleritis?
A
- SEVERE deep boring eye pain
- Cannot sleep
- Gradual onset
- Pain exacerbated by movement
- Red watering eye
- Visual disturbances
- Associated with connective tissue disorders
- Recurrent
- Untreated -necrotic and erode through eyeball
4
Q
What conditions is scleritis associated to?
A
- IBD
* Connective tissue disorders
5
Q
What is episcleritis?
A
Inflammation of the episclera, which is the layer op top of the white part of the eye
6
Q
What is scleritis?
A
Inflammation of the sclera which is the white part of the eyeball
