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How do you approach the management of recurrent episcleritis in a patient with RA that is otherwise well-controlled?

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Rheumatology · Legacy Devers Eye Institute

The episclera lies on top of the sclera. The majority of patients with episcleritis do not have a systemic disease, although patients with rheumatoid arthritis are more prone to develop episcleritis.

Episcleritis must be distinguished from scleritis, which is also associated with rheumatoid arthrit...

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