Table 2.
Ocular manifestations of SLE
Ocular Structure | Common Ocular Manifestations |
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Eyelids | Discoid lupus of the eyelids |
Cornea and conjunctiva | Commonly- KCS, conjunctivitis Others include superficial punctate and interstitial keratitis, PUK |
Sclera | Episcleritis/scleritis |
Uvea | Uveitis, ischemic choroidopathy, choroidal vasculitis |
Retina | Commonly- vascular occlusions (venous and arterial) Others include cotton wool spots, hemorrhages, vasculitis, proliferative retinopathy, pseudo-RP–like retinopathy, serous detachments |
Neuro-ophthalmic | VI nerve palsy, optic neuritis, ischemic optic neuropathy, INO, pupil and oculomotor abnormalities, hemianopia and amaurosis, visual hallucinations, geniculocalcarine blindness |
Orbit | Myositis, pseudotumor, trochlearitis, vasculitis, paniculitis |
INO=internuclear ophthalmoplegia, KCS=keratoconjunctivitis sicca, PUK=peripheral ulcerative keratitis, RP=retinitis pigmentosa, SLE=systemic lupus erythematosus