Reumatizam, Vol. 58 No. 2, 2011.
Review article
Eye in rheumatic diseases
Nenad Vukojević
; Clinic for Ophthalmology, Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Ocular inflammatory diseases are frequently a part of clinical features of numerous systemic rheumatic disorders. Furthermore, appearance of ophthalmic disease can precede the other manifestation of rheumatic disorders and can be the first sign of systemic disease. At the alredy known rheumatic disease, ocular inflammation may demonstrate the grade of systemic disorder. Therefore multidisciplinary approaches, timely and correct diagnosis, as well as appropriate therapy these ocular inflammatory conditions enable visual function protection, health improvement and life saving.
Keywords
ocular inflammatory diseases; systemic rheumatic disorder; multidisciplinary approaches
Hrčak ID:
124399
URI
Publication date:
20.10.2011.
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