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Abstract #20566 Published in IGR 10-1
Ocular hypertension associated with ocular sarcoidosis
Mirza S; Saeed T; Murray PIOcular Immunology and Inflammation 2007; 15: 447-449
PURPOSE: To report bilateral ocular hypertension in association with ocular sarcoidosis. METHODS: Case note review of patients with a diagnosis of sarcoidosis-related uveitis. RESULTS: The authors identified 5 patients who fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for ocular sarcoidosis and who had intraocular pressures of >40 mmHg in each eye. CONCLUSIONS: Physicians should be aware of the association of raised intraocular pressure with ocular sarcoidosis.
Dr. P.I. Murray, Academic Unit of Ophthalmology, University of Birmingham, City Hospital, Dudley Road, Birmingham B18 7QU, United Kingdom. P.i.murray@bham.ac.uk
Classification:
9.4.15 Glaucoma in relation to systemic disease (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)
