Choroidal folds in acute Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease

Abstract

Purpose: To shed light on the clinical significance of choroidal folds (CFs) in acute Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease (VKH).

Methods: Twenty-three acute uveitic VKH patients diagnosed between October 2001 and January 2008 were reviewed retrospectively.

Results: Twelve (52%) patients had CFs; for patients with CFs, more had poor initial visual acuity (<or= 0.1 in either eye, p <.05), and more received immunomodulatory therapy (IMT) than those without CFs (p <.05). Patients without CFs had better best-corrected visual acuity (BCV) at final visit (p <.01).

Conclusions: CFs are probably a sign of severe choroidal inflammation and associated with corticosteroid resistance and/or dependence, which indicates IMT.