Posterior scleritis is an uncommon disease causing pain and visual loss. In around 40% of the cases, it can be associated with other systemic diseases. Median time to relapse was 210 days. Relapses may occur in around 1 in 3 patients, with an incidence rate of 15.81% per person/year.

Nodular posterior scleritis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a single amelanotic choroidal mass showing high internal reflectivity on ultrasound B-scan. It can produce intraocular inflammation in 50% of the cases and may be painless in 25%. It has a high association with a systemic underlying disease.