Skleritis | Inflammation of White Eyes

Skleritis is an inflammation on sklera (the white eyes).

Causes
Inflammation in sklera usually associated with the disease autoimun (eg artritis rematoid, lupus eritematosus), infection or chemical injury.
Sometimes the cause is not known.

Most occur in the age between 30-60 years old and rarely found in children.

SYMPTOMS
Symptoms include:
- A great eye pain
- The speck on the red sklera
- Blurred vision
- Fotofobia (sensitive to light)
- Watery eyes.

Diagnosis
Diagnosis is done base on symptoms and results of eye examination.

Medicine
Corticosteroid eye drops can reduce the inflammation.
Sometimes given per-oral corticosteroid (oral).

If tedapat artritis rematoid or does not give response to corticosteroid, given that the drug's immune system (such as cyclophosphamide or azathioprin).