SCLERITIS-HOW TO TREAT IT?

hello.Im a 50 woman with rheumatoide arthritis who has been under treatment with "methotrexate" for many years but it was taken off by my Dr due to causing nauseas etc etc. One year ago I was diagnozed "scleritis" and since then I have been under treatment with. PREDNEFRIN FORTE, CICLOSPORINE, GLAUCOTENSIL DT. This week my EYE doctor has taken off PREDNEFRIN..(I think he is testing), I was prescribed DELTISONE B 40 which made me get FAT!!! At the moment Im under 4mlg of DELTISONE daily, CICLOSPORINE, GLAUCOTENSIL DT every 8 hs. Last Dec. my rheumatologist tried AZATHRIOPINE which made my TRANSAMINASAS go up sooo much and they stopped it after 25 pills of 50mlg daily.I could see my EYE DOCTOR a bit lost this week..so Im asking for HELP... Coukd you tell me if you have any other alternative to treat my SCLERITIS (my eyes are red in the white part, no pain but too sensitivity to light.)THANK YOU.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

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JCH MD