Experimental model for scleritis

Arch Ophthalmol. 1979 Jul;97(7):1337-40. doi: 10.1001/archopht.1979.01020020079019.

Abstract

Rabbits were sensitized over a prolonged period to ovalbumin by intradermal injection. Ovalbumin was then injected into the limbus of the eye. A corneoscleral lesion, similar to necrotizing scleritis in humans, was produced. The clinical progression of the lesion is described and its histologic appearance discussed in relation to the human disease.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Disease Models, Animal*
  • Female
  • Inflammation / etiology
  • Inflammation / pathology
  • Male
  • Ovalbumin / immunology
  • Rabbits*
  • Sclera* / immunology
  • Sclera* / pathology

Substances

  • Ovalbumin