Özet:

Rheumatic diseases may lead to involvement of different organ systems other than the musculoskeletal system . Some patients may apply to the clinics with the complaints about the other systems like lung, kidney and eye, even before the musculoskeletal symptoms have appeared. Eye involvement may be the first symptom or it could develop in the course of the disease. Rheumatic diseases may involve all layers of the eye and result in a broad spectrum of vision disorders, from a simple conjunctivitis to complete loss of sight. Patients may have ocular inflammatory findings such as uveitis, scleritis or ceratitis. Both the rheumatic diseases and the drugs used for ocular involvement have ocular or systemic adverse effects. The eye involvement of the disease can be avoided with proper treatment . However, the drugs used in the treatment have ocular and systemic toxic effects by themselves . Therefore, the rheumatologists and ophtalmalogists should work in coordination both on treatment and follow-up process right after the moment of diagnosis

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