Necrotizing scleritis after ocular surgery.
Six cases of acute necrotizing scleritis are described. These first presented after ocular surgery to the same eye and possible aetiological factors relating to the surgery are discussed. A mechanism for the production of scleritis in these cases is proposed which is analogous to an experimental animal model.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009336:Necrosis; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012590:Sclera / Q000473:pathology
D011239:Prednisolone