Ocular involvement in chronic sarcoidosis

Douglas A. Jabs, Carol J. Johns

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Abstract

Although spontaneous remissions often occur in sarcoidosis, chronic persistent disabling disease is also observed. Of a series of 183 patients with chronic sarcoidosis, 47 (26%) had ophthalmic involvement. In this series, chronic sarcoid was defined as disease for a minimum of five years. Patients were followed primarily for their systemic disease for a mean of 13 years. Uveitis developed in 35 patients (19%) and was an early manifestation in 32 (91%). The course of the ocular disease did not necessarily parallel that of the systemic disease. Despite the chronic nature of the underlying disease, the anterior uveitis did not pursue a chronic course in 15 of 33 patients (45%) and was generally characterized by a single episode at the onset of disease. Chronic uveitis and secondary glaucoma were poor prognostic signs, as eight of 11 patients with uveitis and glaucoma suffered severe visual loss.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)297-301
Number of pages5
JournalAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume102
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Sep 1986
Externally publishedYes

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