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Case Reports
. 2011 Nov;108(11):1055-9.
doi: 10.1007/s00347-011-2363-4.

[Sudden appearance and rapide progression of bilateral visual deterioration]

[Article in German]
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[Sudden appearance and rapide progression of bilateral visual deterioration]

[Article in German]
T Lapp et al. Ophthalmologe. 2011 Nov.

Abstract

This article describes the case of a 49-year-old patient with incomplete Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome. The anamnesis showed that intermittent alternating visual problems had begun 2 weeks before. The best corrected vision was 0.1 bilateral. In addition to a right-sided anterior uveitis multiple blister-like retinal alterations of both fundi were seen in fundoscopy. The fundoscopic findings could be confirmed by spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) as multiple intraretinal cysts and areas with neurosensory detachment. Topical and systemic steroid therapy resulted in a rapid reduction of these symptoms. The reversal in SD-OCT corresponded with a visual improvement.

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