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ArticleJournal of current ophthalmology

B-Scan Ultrasonography Findings in Unilateral Posterior Scleritis.

Arash Maleki, Maria Ruggeri, Amanda Colombo, Soheila Asgari, Sydney Look-Why, Shimy Apoorva, C Stephen Foster

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Article in Journal of current ophthalmology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. EDI-OCT detection of sub-Tenon's fluid in posterior scleritis in myopic eyes: a retrospective case series.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Arash MalekiMassachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Waltham, MA, USA.
Maria RuggeriMassachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Waltham, MA, USA.
Amanda ColomboMassachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Waltham, MA, USA.
Soheila AsgariMassachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Waltham, MA, USA.
Sydney Look-WhyMassachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Waltham, MA, USA.
Shimy ApoorvaMassachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Waltham, MA, USA.
C Stephen FosterMassachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Waltham, MA, USA.
Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation · USMassachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institute · USHarvard University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the B-scan ultrasound findings in unilateral posterior scleritis. Methods: This was a retrospective observational case series at a tertiary uveitis clinic. The study population included patients who had been diagnosed with milder forms of unilateral posterior scleritis since 2010 and had B-scan ultrasonography of that eye. The healthy eye of each patient was considered the control eye for that patient. Results: The average age of patients was 50.2 ± 17.8 (range, 18-67). Posterior scleritis was idiopathic in 6 (66.7%) patients and associated with rheumatoid arthritis in two and HLA-B27 ankylosing spondylitis in one patient. The thickness of the thickest area in the diseased eye was 2.08 ± 0.49 (range, 1.35-3.2) and the control eye was 1.53 ± 0.38 (range, 1.03-2.3). The difference between the symptomatic and control eye was statistically significantly different ( Conclusions: In this study, the sclero-choroidal complex thickness higher than 1.7 mm has the highest combined sensitivity and specificity. Comparing the thickest section of the symptomatic eye of one patient with the same section in the other eye can be diagnostic.

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B-scan ultrasonographyPosterior scleritisScleral noduleSclero-choridal complexT-signUltrasound

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