Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can involve many parts of the eye, including the eyelid,
ocular adnexa, sclera, cornea, uvea, retina and optic nerve. Ocular manifestations of SLE …

There is a number of systemic diseases affecting the cornea. These include endocrine
disorders (diabetes, Graves' disease, Addison's disease, hyperparathyroidism), infections …

The extra-articular complications of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) include ophthalmological
manifestations, which can, in some cases, be the first signs of the disease. These …

Scleritis is a rare painful ocular disorder, associated with severe ocular pain and tissue
destruction. Although a majority of these cases are immune mediated and at least half of …

Scleritis is a rare, vision-threatening inflammation of the sclera that is often associated with
life-threatening systemic illnesses. Rheumatoid arthritis remains the most common …

Ulcerative inflammation of the cornea occurs in the perilimbal cornea, and is associated with
autoimmune collagen vascular and arthritic diseases. Rheumatoid arthritis is the most …

Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B27-associated anterior uveitis (AU) is the most commonly
diagnosed form of AU and represents the largest entity of non-infectious uveitis around the …

Scleritis is a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by inflammation of the sclera,
which may be due to local or systemic infections or immune mediated diseases. Numerous …

Objective To estimate 22‐year trends in the prevalence and incidence of scleritis, and the
associations of scleritis with infectious and immune‐mediated inflammatory diseases (I …

Ocular immune privilege is a phenomenon described by Peter Medawar in relation to the
indefinite survival of the placement of foreign tissue grafts into the eye. Several mechanisms …