SLE and eye disease

Inflammatory changes in the eyes may precede the SLE debut by several years

• blepharitis, chronic
• Diskoid SLE type with rash on the eyelid
• Episcleritis
  • A little pain
• Keratitis
  • Peripheral ulcerative
  • Interstitial
  • Keratoconjunctivitis endotelitt
• ophthalmoplegia, Internukleær
  • Double vision
• Optic neurite
  • Pain from eye movements
  • Reduced vision
• Orbital inflammation and eye muscle myositis
• Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine) maculopathy
  • Eye disorders are recommended regularly (annual)
    • US Guidelines: Marble M, 2011
• Retina damage (“Lupus retinopathy”)
  
  • Cotton wool
  • Hemorrhages (bleeding)
  • Microangiopathy
  • Edema
  • Exudates
• Sinus vein thrombosis
  • Headache
  • Double vision
• Scleritis
  • Pain and severe condition
• Visual hallucinations (CNS affection)
• Dry Eyes (Sicca)
  • secondary Sjögren's syndrome

More about the eye by rheumatic disease here (Vaskulitt.no)

Literature

• Palejwala NV, 2012

• SLE, BINDEVEVSSYDKOMMER.no
• Bindevevssykdommer.no
• Vaskulitt.no