BACKGROUND The varicella-zoster virus (VZV) antigen has not been identified immunohistologically in iridocyclitis due to VZV. CASE A 65-year-old woman diagnosed with iridocyclitis and secondary glaucoma underwent trabeculectomy. Samples of aqueous humor and juxtacanalicular and iris tissue were obtained for immunohistological and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) study. OBSERVATIONS Slit-lamp...

Bilateral acute iris transillumination (BAIT) is a relatively new clinical entity characterized by bilateral acute loss of iris pigment epithelium, iris transillumination, pigment dispersion in the anterior chamber, and sphincter paralysis. We report the case of a 30-year-old male who was initially diagnosed with acute iridocyclitis in a different clinic and treated with topical and systemic co...

We present a rare cause of iridocyclitis in a patient with vitiligo and type 1 diabetes who showed poor metabolic control, and suffered from remitting fever, weight loss, fatigue, diffuse arthralgias and reduced visual acuity. Mild systemic symptoms coupled with increased cholestasis enzymes, insulin resistance, mild inflammation and a functioning adrenal gland focused our clinical work-up on g...

Every text-book of ophthalmology mentions "rheumatic" iritis and iridocyclitis, either as the sole manifestation of the rheumatic state or as one of a series of rheumatic symptoms. It appears, however, that this type of eye lesion is not associated with rheumatic conditions in general, but only with the clearly defined complaint known as ankylosing spondylitis. We have studied some thousands of...