Scleritis and Streptococcus pneumoniae

We retrospectively review our experience with four patients with Streptococcus pneumoniae scleritis. Two of the patients had been exposed to β irradiation after pterygium removal 4 and 13 years previously. One patient had a 3-year history of chronic anterior nodular scleritis, and one patient had severe rheumatoid arthritis. All were treated with intensive i.v. and topical fortified antibiotics. In two of the cases, the infection was controlled...