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Freebase (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Scleritis. Scleritis is a serious inflammatory disease that affects the white outer coating of the eye, known as the sclera.
INTRODUCTION Scleritis is a severe, destructive inflammatory disease affecting the eye wall. In Watsonâs series, 46% of the patients had an identifiable systemic disease (1). Rheumatoid arthritis is by far the most common systemic condition associated with scleritis (2).NTRODUCTION Scleritis is a severe, destructive inflammatory disease affecting the eye wall. In Watsonâs series, 46% of the patients had an identifiable systemic disease (1). Rheumatoid arthritis is by far the most common systemic condition associated with scleritis (2).