Recurrences of Scleritis after Ocular Surgery

Figures & data

Table 1. Characteristics and recurrences of scleritis after intraocular surgery in patients with prior noninfectious scleritis.

	Total N = 24	No recurrence of scleritis after surgery N = 20	Recurrence of scleritis after surgery N = 4^a,b	p Value
Type of ocular surgery: cataract extraction	18/24 (75%)^c	15/20 (75%)	3/4 (75%)	-
Average time in remission before surgery in months (range)	14.4 (0–86)	17.0 (0–86)	2.2 (1–5)	0.02
Time in remission before surgery for at least 6 months	9/23 (39%)	9/19 (47%)	0/4 (0%)	0.13
Ongoing systemic immunosuppressive treatment	18/24 (75%)	14/20 (70%)	4/4 (100%)	0.54
Addition of perioperative systemic corticosteroids	15/24 (63%)	12/20 (60%)	3/4 (75%)	1.00
Corneal incision	7/15^d (47%)	7/12 (58%)	0/3 (0%)	0.20

^aFour surgeries involved four patients.

^bTwo additional patients had temporary post-surgical macular edema, but their scleritis remained quiet.

^cThe remaining surgeries included two pterygium excisions, two vitrectomies, one trabeculectomy, and one Ahmed implant. Recurrence occurred after the Ahmed implant.

^dIn cases with cataract extraction; details about the incision were unknown in three cases.