Episcleritis is a complication of arthritis. Illustration 1. By Asagan / wikimedia. CC BY SA 4.0

Scleritis can be a serious complication of arthritis. Illustration 2. By Kribz / wikimedia. CC BY SA 3.0

 Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

• Dry eyes
  • Keratoconjunctivitis (sicca) At 25%
• Episcleritis (picture 1.)
  • Little or no pain
• Scleritis (photo 2.)
  • Pain
• Brown's syndrome
  • Strabism without the ability to look upwards with an affected eye
  • Reduced function in Musculus oblicus superior

More about the eye by rheumatic disease; Please read here (in Danish)

Literature

• Vignesh APP, 2015

Rheumatoid arthritis, BINDEVEVSSYKDOMMER.no

• Bindevevssykdommer.no
• Vaskulitt.no