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Uveal effusion syndrome complicated by anterior ischemic optic neuropathy

Vincenzo SchifanoGiuseppe GiuffrèMaria Vadalà

subject

AtropineMydriaticsmedicine.medical_specialtyFundus OculiAnti-Inflammatory AgentsVisual AcuityIdiopathic uveal effusion syndromeDexamethasoneOptic neuropathyPregnenedionesPhysiology (medical)Ophthalmologymedicine.arteryHumansMedicineOptic Neuropathy IschemicFluorescein Angiographymedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industrySettore MED/30 - Malattie Apparato VisivoCiliary BodyRetinal DetachmentChoroid DiseasesSyndromeUveal DiseasesMiddle AgedFluorescein angiographymedicine.diseaseeye diseasesSensory SystemsScleral thickeningCiliary arteriesSurgeryOphthalmologyAnterior ischemic optic neuropathymedicine.anatomical_structureEffusionOptic nerveAnterior ischemic optic neuropathyFemalesense organsOphthalmic SolutionsbusinessOptic disc

description

We report on a case of idiopathic uveal effusion syndrome complicated by AION. To our knowledge such an association hasn't been previously described. We suggest that scleral thickening caused obstruction of vortex veins followed by uveal effusion and compression of posterior ciliary arteries within their intrascleral tract, leading to AION. Nevertheless it can't be excluded that AION was the result of mechanical compression on ciliary vessels of optic disc by choroidal detachment. © 1996, Kluwer Academic Publishers. All rights reserved.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1995-03-01
10.1007/bf01204176http://hdl.handle.net/10447/566424