The term scleritis describes a chronic inflammation that involves the outermost coat and skeleton of the eye. Disease can be isolated to the eye, but in up to half of affected individuals it ...

The sclera is the white part of the eye. It is made of tough, fibrous tissue that acts as a protective covering for most of the eyeball. The sclera runs from the cornea at the front of the eye to ...

Inflammation of the sclera (scleritis) and episclera (episcleritis) is also possible but less common. With AS it is more common to see anterior uveitis. Scleritis often requires more aggressive ...

Uveitis is the inflammation of the uvea (the middle layer ... It surrounds the iris and hides behind the sclera—the white of the eye. The ciliary body makes aqueous (water-like) fluid and ...