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Scleritis
Is a serious inflammatory disease that affects the white outer coating of the eye, known as the sclera. The disease is often contracted through association with other diseases of the body, such as granulomatosis with polyangiitis or rheumatoid arthritis.
Symptoms:
- Redness of the sclera and conjunctiva, sometimes changing to a purple hue.
- Severe ocular pain, which may radiate to the temple or jaw. The pain is often described as deep or boring.
- Photophobia and tearing.
- Decrease in visual acuity, possibly leading to blindness.
Preliminary plan:
- Ophthalmologist appointment
- Complete blood count
- Urinalysis
- Blood test:
- Urea (BUN)
- Creatinine
- C-reactive protein
- Rheumatoid factor
- Antistreptolisin O (ASL-O)
- Glucose
- Cholesterol
- HDL Cholesterol
- LDL Cholesterol
- Triglycerides
- Potassium Sodium Chlorine (K, Na, Cl) (blood)
- Ophtalmocromoscopy
- Diplopia test (double vision)
- Eccentricity angle test
- Convergence test
- Autorefractometry (narrow pupil)
- Exophthalmometry
- Adaptation study
- Gramstained smear bacterioscopy - eye swab
- Microflora culture and sensitivity test (eye swab)
Doctors
Ophthalmologist
Ophthalmologist
