RT Book, Section
A1 Rosenbaum, James T.
A2 Imboden, John B.
A2 Hellmann, David B.
A2 Stone, John H.
SR Print(0)
ID 57276107
T1 Chapter 67. Ocular Inflammatory Diseases for Rheumatologists
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Rheumatology, 3e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-163805-0
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57276107
RD 2024/04/24
AB The  distance  from  the  surface  of  the  eye  to  the  optic  nerve  is  only  about  2.5  cm,  but  within  that  short  distance,  an  incredible  diversity  of  tissue  resides  and  almost  any  portion  of  that  tissue  could  become  inflamed.  A  rheumatologist  should  have  a  working  knowledge  of  uveitis,  keratitis,  scleritis,  episcleritis,  conjunctivitis,  optic  neuritis,  anterior  ischemic  optic  neuropathy,  dry  eye,  and  orbital  inflammation  because  rheumatologic  diseases  can  be  associated  with  inflammation  in  each  of  these  areas  and  because  managing  a  patient  with  one  of  these  problems  may  require  systemic  immunosuppression,  a  form  of  treatment  that  is  outside  the  expertise  of  the  vast  majority  of  ophthalmologists.