Multiple choice

Which of the following diseases causes inflammation in the thin layer of tissue that lies between the conjunctiva and the connective tissue layer?

  1. Episcleritis

  2. Keratoconjunctivitis sicca

  3. Keratitis

  4. Scleritis

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Explanation

The episclera is a thin layer of tissue that lies between the conjunctiva and the connective tissue layer that forms the white of the eye. Episcleritis is a benign and self-limiting inflammatory disease that affects the episclera.