Uveal effusion syndrome |
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Authors: | Maryla Z Stelmach MB BS,Justin O'Day FRACO,FRACS,&dagger Hugh Ryan FRACO,FRACS,&Dagger |
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Affiliation: | *Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melboum, victoria 3002.;†55 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065.;‡100 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000. |
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Abstract: | The history and clinical findings are presented of a patient who suffered from the uveal effusion syndrome over a 10-year period from 1956. The funduscopic appearance is illustrated both at the time of initial presentation and 36 years later. This condition typically affects healthy middle-aged men and causes recurrent, spontaneous, serous retinal and ciliochoroidal detachments, often resulting in significant visual impairment. Two separate hypotheses have been postulated to explain the pathogenesis of the uveal effusion syndrome, one relating to abnormally thickened sclera, the other to chronic bulbar hypotony. Both are discussed, as is the rationale behind the current management of this unusual condition. |
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Keywords: | Bulbar hypotony choroidal effusion ciliochoroidal effusion ocular mucopolysaccharidosis retinal detachment uveal effusion |
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