- •The Sclera
- •Preface
- •Contents
- •1.1 Introduction
- •1.2 Development of the Sclera
- •1.2.1.1 First Week
- •1.2.1.2 Second Week
- •1.2.1.3 Third Week
- •1.2.1.4 Fourth Week
- •1.2.1.5 Fifth Week
- •1.2.1.6 Sixth Week
- •1.2.1.7 Seventh Week
- •1.2.1.8 Ninth Week
- •1.2.1.9 Tenth Week
- •1.2.1.10 Thirteenth Week
- •1.2.1.11 Sixteenth Week
- •1.2.1.12 Twenty-Fourth Week
- •1.2.2.1 Collagens
- •1.2.2.2 Proteoglycans
- •1.2.2.3 Glycoproteins
- •1.3 Anatomy
- •1.3.1 Gross and Microscopic Anatomy
- •1.3.1.1 Scleral Foramina
- •Anterior Scleral Foramen
- •Posterior Scleral Foramen
- •1.3.1.2 Layers of the Sclera
- •Episclera
- •Scleral Stroma
- •Lamina Fusca
- •1.3.1.3 Blood Supply and Emissary Canals
- •Vascular Distribution
- •Circulatory Dynamics
- •1.3.1.4 Nerve Supply
- •1.3.2 Ultramicroscopic Anatomy
- •1.3.2.1 Sclera
- •1.3.2.2 Vessels
- •1.4 Biochemistry
- •1.5 Immunohistochemistry
- •1.6 Biomechanics
- •1.7 Molecular Structure
- •1.7.1 Collagen
- •1.7.2 Elastin
- •1.7.3 Proteoglycans
- •1.7.4 Glycoproteins
- •1.7.6 Fibroblast Growth Regulation
- •1.8 Summary
- •References
- •2.1 General Immune Response Considerations
- •2.1.1 Components of the Adaptive Immune Response
- •2.1.1.1 Lymphocytes
- •T Lymphocytes
- •B Lymphocytes
- •Third-Population Lymphocytes or Null Lymphocytes
- •2.1.1.2 Monocytes/Macrophages
- •Phagocytosis
- •Antigen-Presenting Cells
- •2.1.1.3 Polymorphonuclear Granulocytes
- •Neutrophils
- •Eosinophils
- •Basophils/Mast Cells
- •2.1.1.4 Platelets
- •2.1.2 Immunoregulation
- •2.1.2.1 Major Histocompatibility Complex
- •2.1.2.2 Humoral Mechanisms: Antibodies
- •2.1.2.3 Cellular Mechanisms
- •2.1.2.4 Summary
- •2.1.3 Abnormalities of the Immune Response
- •2.1.3.1 Hypersensitivity Reactions
- •Type III Hypersensitivity Reactions
- •Systemic Immune Complex Disease
- •Local Immune Complex Disease (Arthus Reaction)
- •Type IV Hypersensitivity Reactions
- •2.1.3.2 Autoimmunity
- •Mechanisms of Autoimmunity
- •2.2 Connective Tissue and the Immune Response
- •2.2.1 Fibroblast Functions and the Immune Response
- •2.3 The Sclera and the Immune Response: Scleritis
- •2.3.1 Immune Characteristics of the Sclera
- •2.3.2 The Susceptible Host: Immunogenetics
- •2.3.3 Etiology
- •2.3.3.1 Exogenous Agents
- •Viruses
- •Mycobacteria
- •2.3.3.2 Endogenous Substances
- •Glycosaminoglycans
- •Collagen
- •2.3.4 Pathogenesis
- •2.4 Summary
- •References
- •3.1 Investigation of the Illness
- •3.1.1 Major Complaint and History of Present Illness
- •3.1.2 Past History
- •3.1.3 Family History
- •3.1.4 Past and Present Therapy History
- •3.1.5 Review of Systems
- •3.1.6 Systemic Examination
- •3.1.6.1 Head
- •3.1.6.2 Extremities
- •3.1.7 Ocular Examination
- •3.1.7.1 Episcleral and Scleral Examination
- •External Examination of the Eye in Daylight
- •Slit-Lamp Examination
- •Diffuse Illumination
- •Slit-Lamp Illumination
- •Red-Free Illumination
- •3.1.7.2 General Eye Examination
- •Visual Acuity
- •Pupils and Extraocular Muscles
- •Cornea
- •Anterior Uvea
- •Lens
- •Fundus
- •Intraocular Pressure
- •3.2 Diagnostic Tests
- •3.2.1 Blood Tests
- •3.2.1.1 Rheumatoid Factor
- •3.2.1.2 Anticyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies
- •3.2.1.3 Antinuclear Antibodies
- •3.2.1.4 Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies
- •3.2.1.5 Circulating Immune Complexes
- •Fluid-Phase Binding Assays
- •C1q-Binding Assay
- •Cell-Binding Assays
- •Raji Cell-Binding Assay
- •3.2.1.6 Complement
- •Quantitation Tests
- •Functional Tests
- •3.2.1.7 HLA Typing
- •3.2.1.8 Antibody Titers Against Infectious Organisms
- •3.2.1.9 Interferon-Gamma Release Assays (IGRAs)
- •3.2.2 Anterior Chamber Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing
- •3.2.3 Smears and Cultures
- •3.2.4 Skin Testing
- •3.2.5 Radiologic Studies
- •3.2.6.1 Anterior Segment Fluorescein Angiography Techniques
- •3.2.6.2 Normal Anterior Segment Fluorescein Angiography
- •Arterial Phase
- •Capillary Phase
- •Venous Phase
- •3.2.7 Anterior Segment Indocyanine Green Angiography
- •3.2.8 Other Imaging Studies
- •3.2.8.1 Ultrasonography
- •A-Scan Ultrasonography
- •B-Scan Ultrasonography
- •High-Frequency Ultrasound Biomicroscopy
- •3.2.8.2 Optical Coherence Tomography
- •3.2.8.3 Computer Tomography Scanning
- •3.2.8.4 Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- •3.3 Biopsy
- •3.3.1 Biopsy for Suspected Systemic Vasculitic Disease
- •3.4 Data Integration: Diagnosis
- •3.5 Therapeutic Plan
- •3.6 Summary
- •References
- •4.1 Episcleritis
- •4.1.1 Introduction
- •4.1.2 Patient Characteristics
- •4.1.3 Clinical Manifestations
- •4.1.4.1 Simple Episcleritis
- •4.1.4.2 Nodular Episcleritis
- •4.1.5 Associated Diseases
- •4.1.6 Precipitating Factors
- •4.2 Scleritis
- •4.2.1 Introduction
- •4.2.2 Patient Characteristics
- •4.2.3 Clinical Manifestations
- •4.2.4.1 Diffuse Anterior Scleritis
- •4.2.4.2 Nodular Anterior Scleritis
- •Differential Diagnosis
- •Paralimbic Scleromalacia
- •Senile Scleral Hyaline Plaques
- •4.2.4.5 Posterior Scleritis
- •Symptoms and Signs
- •Fundus Findings
- •Choroidal Folds
- •Subretinal Mass
- •Disk Edema and Macular Edema
- •Annular Ciliochoroidal Detachment and Serous Retinal Detachment
- •Associated Diseases
- •Complications
- •Ancillary Tests
- •Ultrasonography
- •Computerized Tomography (CT) Scanning
- •Fluorescein Angiography
- •Differential Diagnosis
- •Proptosis, Chemosis, Lid Swelling, and Limitation of Ocular Movements
- •Subretinal Mass
- •Choroidal Folds
- •Annular Ciliochoroidal Detachment and/or Serous Retinal Detachment
- •Disk and Macular Edema
- •4.2.5 Associated Diseases
- •4.2.6 Complications of Scleritis
- •4.2.6.1 Keratopathy
- •Peripheral Corneal Thinning
- •Stromal Keratitis
- •Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis
- •4.2.6.2 Uveitis
- •4.2.6.3 Glaucoma
- •Angle-Closure Glaucoma
- •Open-Angle Glaucoma
- •Neovascular Glaucoma
- •4.2.6.4 Cataract
- •4.3 Summary
- •References
- •5: Pathology in Scleritis
- •5.1.3 Fibrinoid Necrosis
- •5.2.1 Pathology of Episcleritis
- •5.2.2 Pathology of Scleritis
- •5.2.2.1 Noninfectious Scleritis
- •Sclera
- •Cells
- •Extracellular Matrix
- •Vessels
- •Episclera
- •Conjunctiva
- •Iris, Ciliary Body, and Choroid
- •Cornea
- •Other Ocular Structures
- •Polyarteritis Nodosa
- •Allergic Granulomatous Angiitis (Churg–Strauss Syndrome)
- •Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener)
- •Connective Tissue Diseases
- •Clinicopathological Correlates in Infectious Scleritis
- •Systemic Infections
- •Local Infections
- •5.3 Biopsy
- •5.3.1 Noninfectious Necrotizing Scleritis
- •5.3.2 Noninfectious Recurrent Diffuse or Nodular (Nonnecrotizing) Scleritis
- •5.3.3 Infectious Scleritis (Diffuse, Nodular, or Necrotizing Scleritis)
- •5.3.4 Biopsy Technique
- •5.4 Summary
- •References
- •6: Noninfectious Scleritis
- •6.1.1 Adult Rheumatoid Arthritis
- •6.1.1.1 Epidemiology
- •Signs and Symptoms of Joint Involvement
- •Extraarticular Systemic Manifestations
- •6.1.1.2 Systemic Manifestations
- •Onset
- •Tegument
- •Vessels
- •Lung
- •Heart
- •Nervous System
- •Lymph Nodes
- •Larynx
- •Felty’s Syndrome
- •Amyloidosis
- •Miscellaneous
- •6.1.1.3 Ocular Manifestations
- •Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca
- •Scleritis
- •Keratitis
- •Anterior Uveitis
- •Glaucoma
- •Cataract
- •Retinal, Choroidal, and Optic Nerve Changes
- •Motility Disturbances
- •Episcleritis
- •6.1.1.4 Laboratory Findings
- •Rheumatoid Factor
- •Antibodies to Cyclic Citrullinated Polypeptides
- •Complete Blood Count
- •Acute-Phase Reactants
- •Synovial Fluid Analysis
- •Circulating Immune Complexes
- •Antinuclear Antibodies
- •Complement
- •Cryoglobulins
- •Radiographic Evaluation
- •Diagnosis
- •6.1.2 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- •6.1.2.1 Epidemiology
- •6.1.2.2 Systemic Manifestations
- •Musculoskeletal
- •Tegument
- •Vessels
- •Kidney
- •Hearth
- •Nervous System
- •Lung
- •Miscellaneous
- •6.1.2.3 Ocular Involvement
- •Scleritis
- •Episcleritis
- •Other Ocular Findings
- •6.1.2.4 Laboratory Findings
- •6.1.2.5 Diagnosis
- •6.1.3 Ankylosing Spondylitis
- •6.1.3.1 Epidemiology
- •6.1.3.2 Systemic Manifestations
- •Articular Involvement
- •Extraarticular Systemic Manifestations
- •6.1.3.3 Ocular Manifestations
- •Anterior Uveitis
- •Scleritis
- •Episcleritis
- •6.1.3.5 Diagnosis
- •6.1.4 Reactive Arthritis (Reiter)
- •6.1.4.1 Epidemiology
- •6.1.4.2 Systemic Manifestations
- •Articular Involvement
- •Extraarticular Systemic Manifestations
- •6.1.4.3 Ocular Manifestations
- •Conjunctivitis
- •Anterior Uveitis
- •Scleritis
- •Episcleritis
- •Other Ocular Findings
- •6.1.4.4 Laboratory and Radiographic Findings
- •6.1.4.5 Diagnosis
- •6.1.5 Psoriatic Arthritis
- •6.1.5.1 Epidemiology
- •6.1.5.2 Systemic Manifestations
- •Skin and Articular Involvement
- •6.1.5.3 Ocular Manifestations
- •Scleritis
- •Episcleritis
- •6.1.5.4 Laboratory and Radiographic Findings
- •6.1.5.5 Diagnosis
- •6.1.6.1 Epidemiology
- •6.1.6.2 Systemic Manifestations
- •Gastrointestinal and Articular Manifestations
- •6.1.6.3 Ocular Manifestations
- •Anterior Uveitis
- •Scleritis
- •Episcleritis
- •Keratitis
- •6.1.6.4 Laboratory and Joint Radiologic Findings
- •6.1.6.5 Diagnosis
- •6.1.7 Relapsing Polychondritis
- •6.1.7.1 Epidemiology
- •6.1.7.2 Systemic Manifestations
- •6.1.7.3 Ocular Manifestations
- •Scleritis
- •Episcleritis
- •6.1.7.4 Laboratory Findings
- •6.1.7.5 Diagnosis
- •6.1.8 Polyarteritis Nodosa
- •6.1.8.1 Epidemiology
- •6.1.8.2 Systemic Manifestations
- •6.1.8.3 Ocular Manifestations
- •Scleritis
- •Episcleritis
- •6.1.8.4 Laboratory and Angiographic Findings
- •6.1.8.5 Diagnosis
- •6.1.9.1 Epidemiology
- •6.1.9.2 Systemic Manifestations
- •6.1.9.3 Ocular Manifestations
- •6.1.9.4 Laboratory Findings
- •6.1.9.5 Diagnosis
- •6.1.10 Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener)
- •6.1.10.1 Epidemiology
- •6.1.10.2 Clinical Manifestations
- •6.1.10.3 Ocular Manifestations
- •Scleritis
- •Episcleritis
- •6.1.10.4 Laboratory Findings
- •6.1.10.5 Diagnosis
- •6.1.11 Adamantiades–Behçet’s Disease
- •6.1.11.1 Epidemiology
- •6.1.11.2 Systemic Manifestations
- •6.1.11.3 Ocular Manifestations
- •Scleritis
- •Episcleritis
- •6.1.11.4 Laboratory Findings
- •6.1.11.5 Diagnosis
- •6.1.12 Giant-Cell Arteritis
- •6.1.12.1 Epidemiology
- •6.1.12.2 Systemic Manifestations
- •6.1.12.3 Ocular Manifestations
- •Scleritis
- •6.1.12.4 Laboratory Findings
- •6.1.12.5 Diagnosis
- •6.1.13 Cogan’s Syndrome
- •6.1.13.1 Clinical Manifestations
- •Scleritis
- •Episcleritis
- •6.1.13.2 Laboratory Findings
- •6.2.1 Rosacea
- •6.3.1 Gout
- •6.5 Chemical Injury-Associated Scleritis
- •6.6 Summary
- •References
- •7: Infectious Scleritis
- •7.1 Bacterial Scleritis
- •7.1.1.1 Pathogenesis
- •7.1.1.2 Organisms
- •7.1.1.3 Management
- •7.1.1.4 Therapy
- •7.1.1.5 Prognosis
- •7.1.1.6 Our Experience
- •7.1.2 Mycobacterial Scleritis
- •7.1.2.1 Atypical Mycobacterial Disease
- •7.1.2.2 Tuberculosis
- •7.1.2.3 Leprosy
- •7.1.3 Spirochetal Scleritis
- •7.1.3.1 Syphilis
- •Epidemiology
- •Pathogenesis and Clinical Features
- •Scleritis and Episcleritis
- •Diagnosis
- •Therapy
- •7.1.3.2 Lyme Disease
- •Epidemiology
- •Pathogenesis and Clinical Features
- •Scleritis and Episcleritis
- •Diagnosis
- •7.1.3.3 Treatment
- •7.1.4 Chlamydial Scleritis
- •7.1.5 Actinomycetic Scleritis
- •7.1.5.1 Nocardiosis
- •7.2 Fungal Scleritis
- •7.2.1 Filamentous and Dimorphic Fungal Scleritis
- •7.2.1.1 Pathogenesis
- •7.2.1.2 Organisms
- •7.2.1.3 Management
- •7.2.1.4 Therapy
- •7.2.1.5 Our Experience
- •7.3 Viral Scleritis
- •7.3.1 Herpes Scleritis
- •7.3.1.1 Herpes Zoster Scleritis
- •Epidemiology
- •Pathogenesis
- •Clinical Features
- •Scleritis
- •Episcleritis
- •Diagnosis
- •Treatment
- •7.3.1.2 Herpes Simplex Scleritis
- •Epidemiology
- •Pathogenesis
- •Clinical Features
- •Scleritis
- •Episcleritis
- •Diagnosis
- •Therapy
- •Our Experience
- •7.3.2 Mumps Scleritis
- •7.4 Parasitic Scleritis
- •7.4.1 Protozoal Scleritis
- •7.4.1.1 Acanthamoeba
- •7.4.1.2 Toxoplasmosis
- •7.4.2 Helminthic Scleritis
- •7.4.2.1 Toxocariasis
- •7.5 Summary
- •References
- •8.1 Scleral Deposits
- •8.1.1 Scleral Protein Deposition
- •8.1.1.1 Porphyria
- •8.1.1.2 Cystinosis
- •8.1.1.3 Alkaptonuria
- •8.1.1.4 Amyloidosis
- •8.1.2 Scleral Lipid Deposition
- •8.1.2.1 Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Histiocytosis X
- •8.1.2.2 Age-Related Degeneration
- •8.1.3 Scleral Carbohydrate Deposition
- •8.1.3.1 Mucopolysaccharidosis
- •8.1.4 Scleral Mineral Deposition: Calcium
- •8.1.4.1 Hyperparathyroidism
- •8.1.4.2 Other Causes of Hypercalcemia
- •8.1.4.3 Age-Related Degeneration
- •Senile Scleral Hyaline Plaques
- •8.1.5 Scleral Pigment Deposition: Bilirubin
- •8.1.5.1 Jaundice
- •8.2 Scleral Thinning (Blue Sclerae)
- •8.2.1 Scleral Thinning in Inherited or Congenital Diseases
- •8.2.1.1 Marfan’s Syndrome
- •8.2.1.2 Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- •8.2.1.3 Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum
- •8.2.1.4 Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome
- •8.2.1.5 Keratoconus
- •8.2.1.6 Buphthalmos
- •8.2.1.7 Coloboma
- •8.2.1.8 Myopia
- •8.2.2 Scleral Thinning in Acquired Diseases
- •8.2.2.2 Paralimbal Scleromalacia
- •8.3 Scleral Thickening
- •8.3.1 Nanophthalmos
- •8.3.2 Scleropachynsis
- •8.3.3 Phthisis Bulbi
- •8.4 Scleral Tumors
- •8.4.1 Dermoid Choristomas
- •8.4.2 Epithelial Tumors
- •8.4.2.1 Papillomas or Intraepithelial Epitheliomas
- •8.4.2.2 Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- •8.4.3 Dense Connective Tissue Tumors
- •8.4.3.1 Nodular Fasciitis
- •8.4.3.2 Fibroma
- •8.4.3.3 Fibrous Histiocytoma
- •8.4.3.4 Sarcomas
- •8.4.4 Vascular Tumors
- •8.4.4.1 Hemangiomas
- •8.4.4.2 Lymphangiomas
- •8.4.5 Blood Cell Tumors
- •8.4.5.1 Leukemia
- •8.4.5.2 Lymphoma and Lymphosarcoma
- •8.4.6 Nervous Tumors
- •8.4.6.2 Neurilemmoma (Schwannoma)
- •8.4.7 Pigmented Tumors
- •8.4.7.1 Nevus
- •8.4.7.2 Melanocytoma
- •8.4.8 Secondary Tumors
- •8.5 Summary
- •References
- •9.1 Treatment of Episcleritis
- •9.2 Treatment of Scleritis
- •9.2.1 Medical Treatment
- •9.2.1.1 Rheumatoid Arthritis
- •9.2.1.2 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- •9.2.1.3 Polyarteritis Nodosa
- •9.2.1.4 Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener)
- •9.2.1.5 Relapsing Polychondritis
- •9.2.1.7 Posterior Scleritis
- •9.2.1.8 Infectious Scleritis
- •9.2.2 Ancillary Therapy
- •9.2.3 Drug Management Responsibility
- •9.2.4 Surgical Treatment
- •9.3 Summary
- •References
- •Index
Preface
Dr. Sainz de la Maza published the first edition of this text on the sclera over 18 years ago, as a consequence of Dr. Sainz de la Maza being unable to find a copy of a monograph on the subject by Dr. Hazleman and Mr. Watson upon her return to Spain after her fellowship in Boston with me in Ocular Immunology and Uveitis. She had fallen in love with my copy of that book, and was stunned and depressed when she discovered that it was out of print and that none of the libraries in Barcelona possessed a copy of the book. Cunning catalan that she is, she connived to obtain a Fulbright scholarship to return to Boston for another year of fellowship with me, with the prime objective of exploiting my collection of patients with scleritis (and me) for the production of a book on the sclera. The text turned out to be a huge success, selling out, and hence the invitation from Springer Verlag was forthcoming for us to produce a second edition of this work. It has been a pleasure to work once more with Dr. Sainz de la Maza on this project, producing this updated work on a subject which is widely neglected and for which, therefore, there is need for such a work.
The sclera composes 80% of the geographic extent of the exterior confines or wall of the eyeball, yet it receives relatively little attention in the ophthalmic literature. This is understandable, given the fact that disorders of the sclera are not common and the fact that, when relatively minor problems of the sclera do develop, healing without consequence is the usual outcome. After all, a scar in the sclera is of little importance, because the sclera is an opaque structure. Such a scar in the cornea, or an opacity in the lens or vitreous, or a scar in the macula, of course, carries infinitely more visual significance. But it is exactly this rarity of significant sclera problems, coupled with the profound systemic implications that some inflammatory disorders of the sclera carry, that makes studies of the sclera and its disorders important. Indeed, a substantial proportion of individuals who develop serious sclera inflammation are discovered to have an occult systemic disease; in The Sclera and Systemic Disorders, Watson and Hazleman1 emphasized that 27% of patients who develop necrotizing scleritis are dead within 5 years from a systemic, vasculitic lesion. Watson and Hazleman also emphasized that because of the comparative rarity of sclera disease, the diagnosis is often
1 Watson PG, Hazleman BL: The Sclera and Systemic Disorders, WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1976.
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missed, and 40% of eyes reported in one series of enucleated eyes had had a primary diagnosis of scleritis.
We began with all that we had learned from Watson and Hazleman and built on that excellent foundation. The basis of our current experience springs from the Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution (MERSI) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and from the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Spain, dating from 2005, both devoted to the study and care of patients with any inflammatory problem related to the eye, from the lids to the optic nerve. The first Research Fellow joined the service of Dr. Foster in 1980, and the first Clinical Fellow arrived in 1984. Between 1977 and 2011 approximately 150,000 patient visits have occurred, approximately 10,000 new patients have been evaluated, and 110 Ocular Immunology Fellows have been trained in the service. Dr. Sainz de la Maza was one of those Fellows, and in the course of training she developed a special interest in and affinity for patients with scleritis. It was her initiative that was at the heart of the genesis of this project, and it is entirely through her efforts that this project has been successfully completed.
Our hope is that this book will serve as a resource for residents in ophthalmology, for cornea and immunology fellows in training, and for those ophthalmologists in practice and on faculties who have an interest in patients with diseases of the sclera. The majority of the book is devoted to sclera inflammation because scleritis represents, by far, the most common sclera disorder encountered in ophthalmic practice, and because of the profound systemic implications of scleritis. The references at the end of each chapter, although not exhaustive, are generous in number and should provide the reader with more than enough original source material for further reading. Finally, we would enthusiastically encourage you to read the book The Sclera and Systemic Disorders, second edition2 as well as this one.
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2 Watson PG, Hazleman BL, Pavesio CE, Green WR: The Sclera and Systemic Disorders, Elsevier Limited, Philadelphia, 2004.
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The Sclera .....................and the Immune Response: Scleritis |
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2.3.1 ..........................Immune Characteristics of the Sclera |
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2.3.2 ......................The Susceptible Host: Immunogenetics |
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2.3.3 |
Etiology ....................................................................... |
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2.3.4 |
Pathogenesis ................................................................ |
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2.4 |
Summary ................................................................................. |
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3 Diagnostic Approach of Episcleritis and Scleritis....................... |
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3.1 Investigation of the Illness ...................................................... |
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3.1.1 Major Complaint and History of Present Illness ......... |
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3.1.2 |
Past History.................................................................. |
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3.1.3 |
Family History............................................................. |
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3.1.4 Past and Present Therapy History................................ |
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3.1.5 |
Review of Systems ...................................................... |
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3.1.6 |
Systemic Examination ................................................. |
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3.1.7 |
Ocular Examination..................................................... |
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3.2 |
Diagnostic Tests ...................................................................... |
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3.2.1 |
Blood Tests .................................................................. |
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3.2.2 Anterior Chamber Polymerase Chain |
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Reaction Testing .......................................................... |
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3.2.3 |
Smears and Cultures .................................................... |
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3.2.4 |
Skin Testing ................................................................. |
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3.2.5 |
Radiologic Studies....................................................... |
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3.2.6 Anterior Segment Fluorescein Angiography............... |
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3.2.7 Anterior Segment Indocyanine Green Angiography ... |
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3.2.8 |
Other Imaging Studies................................................. |
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3.3 |
Biopsy |
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3.3.1 Biopsy for Suspected Systemic |
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Vasculitic Disease........................................................ |
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3.3.2 Biopsy for Suspected Local or Systemic |
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Infectious Disease........................................................ |
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3.4 |
Data Integration: Diagnosis .................................................... |
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3.5 |
Therapeutic Plan ..................................................................... |
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3.6 |
Summary ................................................................................. |
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References........................................................................................ |
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4 Clinical Considerations of Episcleritis and Scleritis................... |
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4.1 |
Episcleritis............................................................................... |
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4.1.1 |
Introduction ................................................................. |
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4.1.2 |
Patient Characteristics ................................................. |
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4.1.3 |
Clinical Manifestations................................................ |
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4.1.4 |
Classification of Episcleritis ........................................ |
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4.1.5 |
Associated Diseases..................................................... |
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4.1.6 |
Precipitating Factors .................................................... |
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4.2 |
Scleritis ................................................................................... |
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4.2.1 |
Introduction ................................................................. |
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4.2.2 |
Patient Characteristics ................................................. |
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4.2.3 |
Clinical Manifestations................................................ |
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4.2.4 |
Classification ............................................................... |
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4.2.5 |
Associated Diseases..................................................... |
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4.2.6 |
Complications of Scleritis ........................................... |
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4.3 |
Summary ................................................................................. |
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References........................................................................................ |
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Pathology in Scleritis ..................................................................... |
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5.1 General Considerations of Connective Tissue |
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Inflammation ........................................................................... |
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5.1.1 |
Chronic Nongranulomatous Inflammation .................. |
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5.1.2 |
Chronic Granulomatous Inflammation ........................ |
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5.1.3 |
Fibrinoid Necrosis ....................................................... |
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5.1.4 |
Vascular Inflammation................................................. |
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5.2 Specific Considerations of Scleral Tissue Inflammation ........ |
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5.2.1 |
Pathology of Episcleritis.............................................. |
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5.2.2 |
Pathology of Scleritis................................................... |
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5.3 |
Biopsy |
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5.3.1 |
Noninfectious Necrotizing Scleritis .......................... |
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5.3.2 |
Noninfectious Recurrent Diffuse or Nodular |
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(Nonnecrotizing) Scleritis ......................................... |
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5.3.3 |
Infectious Scleritis (Diffuse, Nodular, |
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or Necrotizing Scleritis) ............................................ |
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5.3.4 |
Biopsy Technique ...................................................... |
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5.4 |
Summary ................................................................................. |
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References........................................................................................ |
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Noninfectious Scleritis ................................................................... |
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6.1 Systemic Immune-Mediated Disease-Associated Scleritis: |
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Vasculitides ............................................................................. |
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6.1.1 |
Adult Rheumatoid Arthritis....................................... |
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6.1.2 |
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ................................ |
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6.1.3 |
Ankylosing Spondylitis ............................................. |
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6.1.4 |
Reactive Arthritis (Reiter) ......................................... |
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6.1.5 |
Psoriatic Arthritis ...................................................... |
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6.1.6 |
Inflammatory Bowel Disease-Associated |
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Arthritis ..................................................................... |
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6.1.7 |
Relapsing Polychondritis........................................... |
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6.1.8 |
Polyarteritis Nodosa .................................................. |
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6.1.9 |
Allergic Granulomatous Angiitis (Churg–Strauss |
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Syndrome) ................................................................. |
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6.1.10 |
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener)............ |
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6.1.11 |
Adamantiades–Behçet’s Disease............................... |
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6.1.12 |
Giant-Cell Arteritis.................................................... |
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6.1.13 |
Cogan’s Syndrome .................................................... |
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6.1.14 |
Systemic Immune-Mediated Diseases Associated |
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with Scleritis: Atopy.................................................. |
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6.1.15 |
Other Systemic Immune-Mediated Diseases |
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That Rarely May Be Associated with Scleritis |
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and Episcleritis .......................................................... |
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6.1.16 |
Systemic Immune-Mediated Disease-Associated |
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Scleritis After Ocular Surgery................................... |
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6.2 |
Dermatological Disease-Associated Scleritis ......................... |
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6.2.1 |
Rosacea ........................................................................ |
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6.3 |
Metabolic Disease-Associated Scleritis.................................. |
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6.3.1 |
Gout ............................................................................. |
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6.4 |
Foreign Body Granuloma-Associated Scleritis ...................... |
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6.5 |
Chemical Injury-Associated Scleritis ..................................... |
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6.6 |
Summary ................................................................................. |
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References |
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7 Infectious ..........................................................................Scleritis |
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7.1 |
Bacterial ....................................................................Scleritis |
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7.1.1 Gram-Positive Coccus and Gram-Negative |
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Rod Scleritis |
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7.1.2 ................................................ |
Mycobacterial Scleritis |
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7.1.3 ..................................................... |
Spirochetal Scleritis |
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7.1.4 .................................................... |
Chlamydial Scleritis |
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7.1.5 ............................................... |
Actinomycetic Scleritis |
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7.2 |
Fungal .......................................................................Scleritis |
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7.2.1 ..............Filamentous and Dimorphic Fungal Scleritis |
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7.3 |
Viral ..........................................................................Scleritis |
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7.3.1 ............................................................ |
Herpes Scleritis |
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7.3.2 ........................................................... |
Mumps Scleritis |
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7.4 |
Parasitic .....................................................................Scleritis |
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7.4.1 ........................................................ |
Protozoal Scleritis |
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7.4.2 ..................................................... |
Helminthic Scleritis |
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7.5 |
Summary ................................................................................. |
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References........................................................................................ |
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8 Noninflammatory ......................................Diseases of the Sclera |
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8.1 |
Scleral ......................................................................Deposits |
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8.1.1 ........................................... |
Scleral Protein Deposition |
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8.1.2 .............................................. |
Scleral Lipid Deposition |
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8.1.3 ................................. |
Scleral Carbohydrate Deposition |
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8.1.4 ..........................Scleral Mineral Deposition: Calcium |
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8.1.5 .........................Scleral Pigment Deposition: Bilirubin |
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8.2 |
Scleral ..............................................Thinning (Blue Sclerae) |
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8.2.1 Scleral Thinning in Inherited or Congenital |
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Diseases |
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8.2.2 .......................Scleral Thinning in Acquired Diseases |
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8.3 |
Scleral ..................................................................Thickening |
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8.3.1 ............................................................ |
Nanophthalmos |
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8.3.2 ........................................................... |
Scleropachynsis |
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8.3.3 ............................................................... |
Phthisis Bulbi |
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8.4 |
Scleral ........................................................................Tumors |
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8.4.1 .................................................. |
Dermoid Choristomas |
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8.4.2 ........................................................ |
Epithelial Tumors |
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8.4.3 ................................Dense Connective Tissue Tumors |
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8.4.4 .......................................................... |
Vascular Tumors |
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8.4.5 ...................................................... |
Blood Cell Tumors |
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8.4.6 |
Nervous Tumors .......................................................... |
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8.4.7 |
Pigmented Tumors ....................................................... |
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8.4.8 |
Secondary Tumors ....................................................... |
292 |
8.5 |
Summary ................................................................................. |
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References |
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9 Treatment of Episcleritis and Scleritis ......................................... |
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9.1 |
Treatment .........................................................of Episcleritis |
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9.2 |
Treatment ..............................................................of Scleritis |
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9.2.1 ....................................................... |
Medical Treatment |
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9.2.2 ........................................................ |
Ancillary Therapy |
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9.2.3 ............................... |
Drug Management Responsibility |
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9.2.4 ....................................................... |
Surgical Treatment |
305 |
9.3 |
Summary ................................................................................. |
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References........................................................................................ |
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Index...................................................................................................... |
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