purpose : to describe the case of a 21-year-old patient with uveal effusion with no microphthalmia and any systemic disease that was treated with scleral window surgery and topical administration of mitomycin c (mmc) and zonulysis which was misdiagnose as a ring melanoma of cilliary body appeared shortly after the operation case report : a uveal effusion was detected in the eye. partial-thickne...

We report a case of choroidal metastasis simulating uveal effusion syndrome. This patient with uveal metastasis from lung carcinoma presented with decreased vision in the left eye. Fundoscopic examination revealed pigmentary clumping, multiple choroidal nodules and serous retinal detachment. Fluorescein angioraphy revealed a leopard spots pattern similar to uveal effusion syndrome. Ultrasound r...

Nanophthalmos, uveal effusion syndrome, and acute angle closure glaucoma (ACG) can present as a continuum in a patient, as is described here. This patient's angle closure was thought to be caused by idiopathic uveal effusion syndrome, and while there are no generally accepted diagnosis criteria for nanophthalmos, our patient fulfilled the criteria as defined by Wu.10 To prevent development of f...

PURPOSE To report a case of uveal effusion syndrome associated with hypotony and a case of uveal effusion syndrome in nanophthalmos. METHODS The first case was a 25-year-old man who presented with decreased visual acuity in the left eye and hypotony. Fundus examination revealed choroidal effusion and retinal detachment with a thickened eyeball. Partial thickness sclerotomy and sclerectomy wer...

CASE REPORT A woman was operated on for strabismus under topical anesthesia. An exudative conjunctivitis was diagnosed immediately after the surgery, and a uveal effusion syndrome diagnosed 15 days later. Surgery exploration, vycril suture removal and therapy with systemic, sub-tenon, and topical corticosteroid and antibiotics was initiated. Intraoperative culture revealed evidence of Staphyloc...

Purpose: To describe the case of a 21-year-old patient with uveal effusion with no microphthalmia and any systemic disease that was treated with scleral window surgery and topical administration of mitomycin C (MMC) and zonulysis which was misdiagnose as a ring melanoma of cilliary body appeared shortly after the operation Case report: A uveal effusion was detected in the eye. Partial-thickness...