EyeRounds Online Atlas of Ophthalmology

Contributor:
William Charles Caccamise Sr,MD, Retired Clinical Asst Prof of Ophthal. U.of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry

Category: Cornea
Diagnosis: keratitis with scleral thinning from previous nodular scleritis

Image Comments:

Both the active keratitis and the previous nodular scleritis are considered to be on an autoimmune basis. The area of scleral thinning is dark because it allows the underlying uveal tissue to be seen.

 

 

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