The most frequent scleral diseases are inflammatory, divided into episcleritis and scleritis. Episcleritis is a benign disease, with inflammatory response of the superficial episcleral tissue. On the other hand, scleritis is a progressive severe disease, with inflammatory response of superficial, deep epis cleral and scleral tissues. The association with systemic rheumathological diseases requires systematic clinical approach of patients with scleral inflammation.
Scleritis; Scleritis; Inflammation; Sclera; Bacterial eye infections; Bacterial eye infections; Autoimmune diseases; Rheumatoid arthritis; Adrenal cortex hormones; Prednisolone; Differential diagnosis
