Clinical features and long-term treatment outcome of posterior scleritis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To analyze the clinical characteristics and long-term treatment outcomes of patients with posterior scleritis.

Methods

This retrospective, observational case series analyzed medical records of 14 patients diagnosed with infectious or non-infectious posterior scleritis between May 2005 and March 2020 at Severance Hospital and Gangnam Severance Hospital.

Results

A total of 12 patients with non-infectious and two with infectious posterior scleritis were treated. Conjunctival injection (85.7%) was the most common symptom, followed by pain on eyeball movement (57.1%), and decreased visual acuity (42.9%). Anterior uveitis (64.3%) was the most common associated clinical finding. In five eyes (35.7%), immunosuppressive agents were administered in addition to cortic

SUBMITTER: Lee DH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9708463 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature