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  • Title: Posterior scleritis with annular ciliochoroidal detachment.
    Author: Dodds EM, Lowder CY, Barnhorst DA, Lavertu P, Caravella LP, White DE.
    Journal: Am J Ophthalmol; 1995 Nov; 120(5):677-9. PubMed ID: 7485375.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: We studied an unusual case of posterior scleritis in a patient with sarcoidosis. METHOD: The medical record was reviewed for clinical manifestation, course, and tests performed, including laboratory evaluations, fluorescein angiography, and ultrasonography. RESULTS: The patient had posterior scleritis and unilateral angle-closure glaucoma caused by an annular ciliochoroidal detachment. Sarcoidosis was confirmed by biopsy of an enlarged parotid gland. CONCLUSION: The mechanism of angle-closure glaucoma may not be clinically or echographically apparent for a week or more in patients who develop annular ciliochoroidal detachment. We also found an unusual association of sarcoidosis and annular ciliochoroidal detachment secondary to posterior scleritis.
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