When assessing a patient for “red-eye” with severe ocular pain, rheumatologists should have a high index of suspicion for scleritis. In this article, rheumatologist Rula Hajj-Ali, MD, discusses how to alleviate pain and prevent complications in inflammatory eye disease.
Can Patient-Reported Measures Aid Assessment of Disease Activity in Inflammatory Eye Disease?
For patients, visible symptoms of uveitis correlate with perceptions of worse physical health, according to a recent study. Ophthalmologist Sunil Srivastava, MD, and rheumatologists Rula Hajj-Ali, Joshua Hedrick, MD, explain the relationship between patient reported outcomes measures and disease activity in inflammatory eye disease.
Understanding and Treating Inflammatory Bowel Disease’s Extra-intestinal Manifestations
Clinicians increasingly are recognizing the need to recognize and manage inflammatory bowel disease’s extra-intestinal manifestations. A new Cleveland Clinic review provides guidance.