Causes of Red Eye - Part 3: SCLERITIS

In this second video of an eight part series Dr O'Donovan explains common causes of 'red eye'. This video focuses on scleritis, a cause of painful red eye which is linked to systemic conditions such as arthritis, lupus, IBD (Crohns and Ulcerative Colitis), Sjogren's , scleroderma and more... He explains the basic anatomy (including anterior and posterior subtypes), provides clinical photographic examples and outlines diagnosis and management. This video will be of interest to medical professionals (doctors, nurses etc.), health care students (medical and nursing students), those preparing for exams - (medical school finals, GP AKT, USMLE,) and the general public interested in health education. It is designed with the non-specialist in mind.

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[inchrist]

The video is very helpful for our exams. Thank-you so much.Please upload more videos on other ophthalmology topics...it would be very helpful 🙏

[V-I-R-A-L-]

I have some discoloration on the nasal side of my right eye because I had a pterygium operation, and the sclera on that side is not as white as before. This really upsets me. Is there any permanent treatment to restore it to its original whiteness? Thanks in advance

[MOLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE]

I thought mine was blepharitis but it turned out to be scleritis caused by rheumatoid arthritis.

[chouhancreaters]

sir, what is it permanent problem, vision is not come back again. In my eyes having sclarities. it have been approx 50 days but no any relief.

[pi_sharma]

When I wake up, my eyes gets bloodshot in the morning. It doesn't gets well on its own. Every day it get damaged little by little. Only medication that helped is kitmox which is an antibiotic but still this would not go away.

[Sandi.]

I been having this issue since last nov and i have rhuematoid arthritis and i see the retina specialist so far the medication for my RA hasn't helped the scleritis the doctors keep saying to give the medication hymiroz more time my eyes are bloodshot red the burn every morning and they hurt is there anything else can be given to relief pain

[GrimReaper-qsdo]

I’m diagnosed with scleritis but so far of unknown cause. Tested negative for Lupus Was treated with Prednisone drops but developed cataracts. Was given Immune suppressors that helped for a while. I’m also diagnosed with CKD so I’m in a dilemma

[ESLTopics]

Thank you for the video! Question: Assuming that someone is diagnosed with scleritis, and that someone has already been on a wait list to see a rheumatologist for 2 months (due to suspected rheumatoid arthritis) - but has another year to wait to see an RA specialist (because he lives in Canada) - would steroid treatment for scleritis have any positive beneficial effect on his RA? Might it be a way to “jump the queue” for RA treatment, so to speak? Just asking “for a friend” who is seeing an eye specialist tomorrow afternoon. Thanks!

[wrkstfn]

hello doctor, how to differentiate scleritis from conjunctivitis? thanks you.

[pe]

What is the connection between IBD and sclerosis?
I have gut issues and now have the bad eye pain

[jaymislifewithfamily]

So what if you have it been diagnosed with it but your ophthalmologist won’t do it anything even refuses to see me because he said there’s nothing he can do

[hagtitz]

I have gone to the GP twice about my eyes. On the outer edges of the whites are yellowish and very bloodshot and have been for a couple years now. I'm worried about my liver/pancreas as through out my 20's and teens drank alcohol like an absolute idiot without knowing the damage I was possibly doing to myself. Do you have any advice I've asked my GPs but just disregard anything because of my age its very frustrating and I'm worried sick .

[KLbn]

Help me I have swollen red bump in my sclera..

[claudemaniac]

I have so many red veins and its sorr in dry air but my vision is good ive been to every eye doctor i see i still dont know what is it

[boatergirl]

Crhons diease caused this, so painful .

[asifmohd]

Hii sir my eyes red and pain wich drop use plz tel me

[yadukrishna]

I have episceleritis in one eye at a time.when one eye is cured other eye gets it again.this continues like a cycle.all test done by rhemautologist are negative.its been 2 years now

[GirlyMosses-YouTube-channel]

I have red eyes after i eaten something that looked like wood chips