General characteristics of patients with episcleritis and various scleritis types
| Scleritis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Episcleritis | Diffuse anterior | Nodular anterior | Necrotising | Posterior | Total |
| N=103. | ||||||
| SD=standard deviation. | ||||||
| Patients (%) | 27 (26.2) | 19 (18.4) | 16 (15.5) | 5 (4.9) | 36 (34.6) | 103 (100) |
| Eyes | 29 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 48 | 133 |
| General features (n=103) | ||||||
| Age, mean (SD) | 42.6 (13.3) | 42.5 (14.4) | 51.1 (15.3) | 44.0 (14.8) | 53.7 (17.9) | 47.9 (16.2) |
| Women (%) | 18 (66.7) | 14 (73.7) | 13 (81.3) | 3 (60.0) | 20 (55.6) | 68 (66.0) |
| Age: women mean (SD) | 42.3 (14.7) | 42.5 (10.5) | 50.1 (14.7) | 48.0 (19.1) | 55.6 (19.5) | 48.0 (16.4) |
| Men (%) | 9 (33.3) | 5 (26.3) | 3 (18.75) | 2 (40.0) | 16 (44.4) | 35 (34.0) |
| Age: men mean (SD) | 43.3 (10.5) | 42.6 (24.0) | 55.3 (20.7) | 38 (5.7) | 51.4 (15.9) | 47.7 (16.1) |
| Bilateral | 2 (7.4) | 7 (36.8) | 6 (33.3) | 3 (60) | 12 (33.3) | 30 (29.1) |
| Scleritis patients without myositis | 27 (29.3) | 19 (19.6) | 16 (16.3) | 5 (5.4) | 25 (27.2) | 92 (100) |
| Visual loss at presentation (%) | 2 (7.4) | 2 (5.6) | 5 (31.3) | 3 (60) | 11 (11.9) | 23 (25) |
| Visual loss after treatment (%) | – | – | 5 (31.3) | 1 (20) | 9 (36) | 15 (16.3) |
| Associated eye abnormalities | ||||||
| Cornea abnormalities % | 2 (7.4) | – | 3 (18.8) | – | 1 (4) | 6 (6.5) |
| Eye diseases (uveitis, retinal detachment, glaucoma and cataract) % | 1 (3.7) | – | 5 (31.3) | 4 (80) | 12 (48) | 22 (23.9) |