title: Eye signs in systemic disease.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The eye provides clues to the diagnosis of many systemic diseases and many important complications of these diseases occur in the eye.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To review the important ocular pathology seen in some systemic diseases. The ocular manifestations of a small number of these diseases will be discussed in detail.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Examination of the eye should be a routine and important part of a general examination in certain systemic diseases.
authors.affiliation: Alfred Hospital and Ocular Immunology Clinic, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Victoria.
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Stawell
authors.forename: Anthony J H
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Hall
mesh_terms: D001168:Arthritis / Q000150:complications; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications; D006111:Graves Disease; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D015356:Retinal Artery Occlusion; D012170:Retinal Vein Occlusion