Some Contemporary Concepts of Scleral Disease

Scleritis and aortic incompetence. Two manifestations of connective tissue disease.

“…It consists of interlacing collagen fibres with only occasional elastic fibres and an amorphous ground substance (Swan, 1951). As the structure is almost acellular and avascular, disease of the sclera is comparatively rare (Duke-Elder and Leigh, 1965).…”

Scleritis and aortic incompetence. Two manifestations of connective tissue disease.

“…It consists of interlacing collagen fibres with only occasional elastic fibres and an amorphous ground substance (Swan, 1951). As the structure is almost acellular and avascular, disease of the sclera is comparatively rare (Duke-Elder and Leigh, 1965).…”

Scleritis and aortic incompetence. Two manifestations of connective tissue disease.

“…It consists of interlacing collagen fibres with only occasional elastic fibres and an amorphous ground substance (Swan, 1951). As the structure is almost acellular and avascular, disease of the sclera is comparatively rare (Duke-Elder and Leigh, 1965).…”

Scleritis and aortic incompetence. Two manifestations of connective tissue disease.

“…It consists of interlacing collagen fibres with only occasional elastic fibres and an amorphous ground substance (Swan, 1951). As the structure is almost acellular and avascular, disease of the sclera is comparatively rare (Duke-Elder and Leigh, 1965).…”