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Review
. 2021 Jun 1;41(2):e259-e266.
doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000001117.

Neurosarcoidosis and Ocular Inflammation: A Case Series and Literature Review

Aishwary Desai  1 , Benjamin Chaon, Meghan Berkenstock
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Review

Neurosarcoidosis and Ocular Inflammation: A Case Series and Literature Review

Aishwary Desai et al. J Neuroophthalmol. .

Abstract

Objective: To describe the ocular findings of neurosarcoidosis (NS) through a case series and review the current literature on the ocular complications of NS.

Methods: Case series of 4 patients with a literature review.

Results: Ophthalmic involvement in NS includes scleritis, cranial nerve palsies, uveitis, optic nerve granulomas, and occlusive retinal vasculitis.

Conclusion: NS is an uncommon, but potentially life-threatening, manifestation of sarcoidosis with ocular involvement up to 25% of patients. Patients presenting with neuro-ophthalmic manifestations of sarcoidosis are more likely to have other sites of involvement requiring ophthalmologists to maintain a high index of suspicion for systemic disease.

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The authors report no conflicts of interest.

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