Rao and colleagues have proposed that there are four histopathological subtypes of necrotizing scleritis: zonal necrotizing granulomatous inflammation (Figure 3a); diffuse or 'nonzonal' inflammation ...

Rituximab may be an effective therapeutic option in the management of severe necrotizing scleritis associated with AAV. A middle-aged man was diagnosed with necrotizing scleritis associated with ...

The white part of your eye (called the sclera) is a layer of tissue that protects the rest of your eye. When this area is inflamed and hurts, doctors call that condition scleritis. There isn’t always ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may cause inflammation in your eyes, leading to complications such as dry eyes, redness, and floaters, among others. Early treatment may prevent these conditions from ...

This is only the second case report of using avacopan as an adjunctive treatment to rituximab in inducing steroid-free remission in GPA-associated ocular inflammation. A patient with scleritis and ...

When you’re living with ulcerative colitis (UC), it can affect parts of your body beyond your colon. That includes your eyes. UC is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). And about 10% of people ...

Scleritis is a rare inflammation of the sclera, the white outer covering of the eye, which is made of collagen. Blood vessels travel through and on top of the sclera and can be involved in scleritis.